Open AccessPotential of Noncontrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging With Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Characterization of Breast Lesions
Author(s) -
Pascal Baltzer,
Hubert Bickel,
Claudio Spick,
Georg Wengert,
Ramona Woitek,
Panagiotis Kapetas,
Paola Clauser,
Thomas H. Helbich,
Katja Pinker
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
investigative radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.33
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1536-0210
pISSN - 0020-9996
DOI - 10.1097/rli.0000000000000433
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , diffusion mri , receiver operating characteristic , breast mri , nuclear medicine , radiology , grading (engineering) , lesion , effective diffusion coefficient , ultrasound , mammography , breast cancer , pathology , cancer , civil engineering , engineering
The aim of this study was to assess the potential of noncontrast magnetic resonance imaging (NC-MRI) with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in characterization of breast lesions in comparison to dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) at 3 T.