Diagnostic value of apparent diffusion coefficients to differentiate benign from malignant vertebral bone marrow lesions

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 560-566

  Balliu, E ^a   Vilanova, J C ^a   Pelaez I ^a   Puig, J ^a   Remollo, S ^a   Barcelo C ^b   Barcelo J ^a   Pedraza, S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JOSEP TRUETA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Bone marrow lesions; Diffusion weighted MR sequence; MRI

Indexed keywords

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; B VALUES; BONE MARROW LESIONS; BONE SCINTIGRAPHIES; COMPLEMENTARY TOOLS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUES; IN DIFFUSIONS; MR-IMAGES; MRI; MULTI SHOTS; OSTEOPOROTIC; SIGNAL INTENSITIES; VERTEBRAL BODIES; VERTEBRAL BONES;

BLOOD VESSELS; BONE; DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES; FRACTURE; MULTICARRIER MODULATION;

SURFACE DIFFUSION;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE BIOPSY; BONE LESION; BONE MARROW; BONE SCINTISCANNING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONDYLITIS; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE MARROW NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 62849085195     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.11.037     Document Type: Article

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