Differentiation of thyroid nodules using diffusion-weighted MRI

Diffusion-weighted MRI in differentiating malignant from benign thyroid nodules: a meta-analysis

OBJECTIVES To perform a meta-analysis to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in differentiating malignant from benign thyroid nodules. DESIGN A meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SELECTION Medical and scientific literature databases were searched for original articles published up to August 2015. Studies were selected if they (1) included diagnostic DWI f...

Invasion of laryngeal thyroid cartilage: value of diffusion- weighted MRI

Role of quantitative diffusion-weighted MRI and 1H MR spectroscopy in distinguishing between benign and malignant thyroid nodules

Differentiation between benign and malignant breast lesions using quantitative diffusion-weighted sequence on 3 T MRI.

AIM To investigate the capability and diagnostic accuracy of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in differentiating benign from malignant breast lesions using 3 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIALS AND METHODS Women with suspicious or indeterminate breast lesions detected at MRI, mammogram and/or ultrasound were recruited for dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE)-MRI and DWI prior to their bi...

diffusion weighted mri for hepatic fibrosis: impact of b-value

background hepatic fibrosis is a typical complication of chronic liver diseases resulting in cirrhosis that remains a major public health problem worldwide. liver biopsy is currently the gold standard for diagnosing and staging hepatic fibrosis. percutaneous liver biopsy; however, is an invasive procedure with risks of complications. therefore, there is need for alternative non-invasive techniq...