The value of diffusion-weighted imaging in combination with T2-weighted imaging for rectal cancer detection

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 299-303

  Rao, Sheng Xiang ^a,b   Zeng, Meng Su ^a,b   Chen, Cai Zhong ^a,b   Li, Ren Chen ^a,b   Zhang, Shu Jie ^a,b   Xu, Jian Ming ^a   Hou, Ying Yong ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanghai Financial College   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rectal neoplasms

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; SIGNAL RECEIVERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; KAPPA STATISTICS; RECTAL CANCER; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

TUMORS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RECTUM CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 38749093352     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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