Journal article
Can diffusion-weighted imaging be used as a reliable sequence in the detection of malignant pulmonary nodules and masses?
Abstract
Recent developments in diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) make it possible to image malignant tumors to provide tissue contrast based on difference with the diffusion of water molecules among tissues, which can be measured by the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value. We aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of DWI for benign/malignant discrimination of pulmonary nodules/masses with a meta-analysis. The MEDLINE, EMBASE, …
Authors
Wu L-M; Xu J-R; Hua J; Gu H-Y; Chen J; Haacke EM; Hu J
Journal
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 235–246
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
2 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.mri.2012.07.009
ISSN
0730-725X