Diffusion-weighted imaging findings of mucinous carcinoma arising in the ano-rectal region: Comparison of apparent diffusion coefficient with that of tubular adenocarcinoma

Japanese Journal of Radiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 120-127

  Nasu, Katsuhiro ^a   Kuroki, Yoshifumi ^b   Minami, Manabu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b TOCHIGI CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

ADC; Ano rectal region; DWI; Mucinous carcinoma; Tubular adenocarcinoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANORECTAL MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUCINOUS CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CARCINOMA; SIGNAL INTENSITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TUBULAR ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOCARCINOMA; ANUS TUMOR; COLLOID CARCINOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RECTUM TUMOR;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOCARCINOMA, MUCINOUS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANUS NEOPLASMS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84861836431     PISSN: 18671071     EISSN: 1867108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-011-0023-x     Document Type: Article

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