Open AccessQualitative and quantitative diffusion-weighted imaging of the breast at 3T - A useful adjunct to contrast-enhanced MRI in characterization of breast lesions
Author(s) -
Richa Bansal,
Vishva Shah,
Bharat B. Aggarwal
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of radiology and imaging - new series/indian journal of radiology and imaging/indian journal of radiology and imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0971-3026
pISSN - 0970-2016
DOI - 10.4103/0971-3026.169455
Subject(s) - medicine , effective diffusion coefficient , histopathology , diffusion mri , ductal carcinoma , radiology , breast mri , breast cancer , nuclear medicine , breast carcinoma , magnetic resonance imaging , breast imaging , pathology , mammography , cancer
To distinguish between benign and malignant breast lesions on the basis of their signal intensity on diffusion-weighted imaging and their apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values at 3 T MRI, along with histopathological correlation.