Open AccessRole of diffusion weighted imaging in diagnosis of post transplant lymphoproliferative disorders: Case reports and review of literature
Author(s) -
Anuradha Singh,
CJ Das,
AK Gupta,
Soumita Bagchi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/0971-4065.163430
Subject(s) - medicine , post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder , magnetic resonance imaging , lymphoproliferative disorders , lymphoma , positron emission tomography , diffusion mri , radiology , effective diffusion coefficient , nuclear medicine , pathology , rituximab
Post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder include a spectrum of conditions occurring in immunosuppressed post transplant recipients, lymphoma being the most ominous. (18)F-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography CT) is the current imaging gold standard for lymphoma imaging as it allows both morphological and functional assessment. CT and/or conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used for morphological evaluation in transplant recipients. Integrating diffusion weighted imaging with apparent diffusion coefficient analysis in MRI protocol enhances its sensitivity and may prove invaluable in response assessment in transplant recipients.