Roleof diffusion weighted MRI in differentiating benign versus malignant female pelvic masses and its pathological correlation
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 6
Abstract
Uterine and adnexal masses have been a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in women worldwide.The role of MRI in gynaecological conditions has evolved during the past two decades, determining whether a clinically diagnosed pelvic mass is benign / malignant is frequently not possible until surgical exploration and histologic examination are performed.Consequently it may not be possible to decide preoperatively whether conservative or radical surgery is appropriate.Advancements in MRI techniques, such as diffusion weighted (DWI) and dynamic contrast enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) can provide further information to help to increase diagnostic confidence. DWI provides a tissue contrast, based on the differences of water mobility in different tissues. In highly cellular tissues such as tumour tissues, diffusion of water protons is restricted. Dynamic contrast enhanced imaging (DCE) depends on tumourneovascularisation and it provides valuable information about tumourperfusion.The purpose of this study is to prospectively assess the diagnostic ability of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in characterizing of female pelvic masses.
Authors and Affiliations
Sangeeta Saxena, Dharmraj Meena, Mayank Choudhary, Harshverdhan Khokhar
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