The value of the apparent diffusion coefficient in differentiating stage IA endometrial carcinoma from normal endometrium and benign diseases of the endometrium: Initial study at 3-T magnetic resonance scanner

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 332-337

  Wang, Junping ^a   Yu, Tielian ^a   Bai, Renju ^a   Sun, Haoran ^a   Zhao, Xin ^a   Li, Yajun ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Diffusion weighted imaging; Endometrial carcinoma; Endometrial hyperplasia; Endometrial hyperplasia polyp; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; MAGNETISM; RESONANCE; SCANNING; SIGNAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; BENIGN DISEASE; COEFFICIENT VALUES; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ENDOMETRIAL CARCINOMAS; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA; ENDOMETRIAL HYPERPLASIA POLYP; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNERS; SIGNAL INTENSITIES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGNAL DETECTION; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 77953010594     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181d0f666     Document Type: Article

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