Diffusion-weighted imaging of solid or predominantly solid gynaecological adnexial masses: Is it useful in the differential diagnosis?

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1003, 2011, Pages 600-611

  Bakir, Baris ^a   Bakan, S ^a   Tunaci, M ^a   Bakir, V L ^b   Iyibozkurt, A C ^a   Berkman, S ^a   Bengisu, E ^a   Salmaslioglu A ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Zeynep Kamil Maternity Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADNEXA DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEGENERATED LEIOMYOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DYSGERMINOMA; ENDOMETRIOID CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FIBROTHECOMA; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; MUCINOUS ADENOCARCINOMA; ORDINARY LEIOMYOMA; OVARY CARCINOMA; SEROUS ADENOCARCINOMA; SOLID TUMOR; UTERINE TUBE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADNEXAL DISEASES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; GRANULOSA CELL TUMOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; STOMACH NEOPLASMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959623568     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/90706205     Document Type: Article

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