Diffusion-Weighted MRI: A useful technique to discriminate benign versus malignant ovarian surface epithelial tumors with solid and cystic components

Abdominal Imaging

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 897-903

  Li, Wenhua ^a   Chu, Caiting ^a   Cui, Yanfen ^a   Zhang, Ping ^a   Zhu, Minjie ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient values; Benign; Magnetic resonance imaging; Malignant; Ovarian surface epithelial tumors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BENIGN TUMOR; CLEAR CELL CARCINOMA; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYSTADENOMA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OVARY ADENOCARCINOMA; OVARY TUMOR; PELVIS TUMOR; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX CORD TUMOR; SOLID TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84868087139     PISSN: 09428925     EISSN: 14320509     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00261-011-9814-x     Document Type: Article

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