Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in primary rectal cancer staging demonstrates but does not characterise lymph nodes

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 3354-3360

  Heijnen, Luc A ^a,b   Lambregts, Doenja M J ^a   Mondal, Dipanjali ^c   Martens, Milou H ^a,b   Riedl, Robert G ^a   Beets, Geerard L ^a,b   Beets Tan, Regina G H ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Diffusion weighted imaging; Lymph nodes; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rectal neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUM CANCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AREA UNDER CURVE; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 84890560138     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-013-2952-5     Document Type: Article

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