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Diagnostic accuracy of diffusion‐weighted imaging in differentiating benign from malignant ovarian lesions
Author(s) -
Fujii Shinya,
Kakite Suguru,
Nishihara Keisuke,
Kanasaki Yoshiko,
Harada Tasuku,
Kigawa Junzo,
Kaminou Toshio,
Ogawa Toshihide
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.21575
Subject(s) - medicine , effective diffusion coefficient , diffusion mri , malignancy , magnetic resonance imaging , lesion , radiology , ovary , receiver operating characteristic , ovarian cancer , pathology , nuclear medicine , cancer
Purpose To clarify the diagnostic accuracy of diffusion‐weighted imaging (DWI) in differentiating benign from malignant ovarian lesions. Materials and Methods We retrospectively analyzed magnetic resonance images of 123 ovarian lesions in 119 patients. We defined lesions with abnormal signal intensity as malignancy and assessed the location of abnormal intensity within the lesions on DWI. We also assessed the mean and lowest apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of the solid portion for each ovarian lesion. Results The majority of malignant ovarian tumors and mature cystic teratomas, and almost half of the endometriomas, showed abnormal signal intensity on DWI, whereas most fibromas and other benign lesions did not. The main locations of abnormal signal intensity were solid portions in malignant ovarian tumors, cystic components suggestive of keratinoid substances and Rokitansky protuberance in mature cystic teratomas, and intracystic clots in endometriomas. On DW imaging, receiver‐operating characteristic analysis yielded mean Az values of 0.703. There was no significant difference in mean and lowest ADC values between malignant and benign lesions. Conclusion DWI of ovarian lesions and ADC values of the solid component are not useful for differentiating benign from malignant ovarian lesions. This knowledge is essential in avoiding misinterpretation in the diagnosis of ovarian lesions. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2008;28:1149–1156. © 2008 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.