Comparison of the diagnostic performances of diffusion parameters in diffusion weighted imaging and diffusion tensor imaging of breast lesions

ÇAKIR Ö., Arslan A. S., Inan N., ANIK Y., Sarisoy T., Gumustas S., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.82, no.12, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 82 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.09.001
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Mean diffusivity, MD, Fractional anisotropy, FA, Diffusion tensor imaging, DTI, Apparent diffusion coefficient, ADC, Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI), Breast cancer, MRI, COEFFICIENT, PRINCIPLES
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic efficiency of the diffusion parameters measured by conventional diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) for discrimination of malignant breast lesions from benign lesions and the normal breast.