Body diffusion-weighted MR imaging of uterine endometrial cancer: Is it helpful in the detection of cancer in nonenhanced MR imaging?

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 122-127

  Inada, Yuki ^a   Matsuki, Mitsuru ^a   Nakai, Go ^a   Tatsugami, Fuminari ^a   Tanikake, Masato ^a   Narabayashi, Isamu ^a   Yamada, Takashi ^a   Tsuji, Motomu ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Diffusion weighted image; Magnetic resonance (MR) image; Uterine endometrial cancer

Indexed keywords

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DETECTION SENSITIVITIES; DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED IMAGE; LEIOMYOMA; MR IMAGING; MR SCANNERS; MR-IMAGES; REGIONS OF INTERESTS; UTERINE ENDOMETRIAL CANCER; WILCOXON RANK SUM TESTS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MULTICARRIER MODULATION; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES;

ADENOMYOSIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEIOMYOMA; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERUS MYOMA;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; WHOLE BODY IMAGING;

EID: 63649138768     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.11.042     Document Type: Article

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