Open AccessApplication of apparent diffusion coefficient and exponent apparent diffusion coefficient values in magnetic resonance imaging diffusion-weighted imaging to differentiate benign and malignant ovarian epithelial tumors
Author(s) -
Yuxing Wang,
Yuan Ming-zhi,
Zhaoxia Wen
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.163667
Subject(s) - effective diffusion coefficient , magnetic resonance imaging , diffusion mri , medicine , diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging , differential diagnosis , nuclear medicine , radiology , tumor grade , pathology , immunohistochemistry
The aim of this study was to investigate the value of two quantitative indicators, the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and the exponent apparent diffusion coefficient (EADC), of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in the differential diagnosis of ovarian epithelial tumors.