Histogram Analysis of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Map of Standard and High B-value Diffusion MR Imaging in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. A Correlation Study with Histological Grade

Academic Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1233-1240

  Ahn, Se Jin ^a   Choi, Seung Hong ^a   Kim, Young Jae ^b   Kim, Kwang Gi ^b   Sohn, Chul Ho ^a   Han, Moon Hee ^a   Chang, Kee Hyun ^a   Min, Hye Sook ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Head and neck cancer; Histographic analysis; Histologic grade; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM GRADING; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84865759728     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: 18784046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2012.04.019     Document Type: Article

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