BENIGN VERSUS MALIGNANT CERVICAL LYMPH NODES; DIFFERENTIATION BY DIFFUSION WEIGHTED MRI | ||
| Benha Medical Journal | ||
| Article 17, Volume 39, Special issue (Radiology), May and June 2022, Pages 194-209 PDF (761.15 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/bmfj.2021.21437.1196 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohammad Saad Elbadry* 1; Mohammad Azzam Mohammad2 | ||
| 1department of radio diagnosis , Faculty of medicine , Benha university | ||
| 2Sheikh Zayed, Giza | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Abstract: Background: Cervical adenopathy is a common problem and the differentiation of benign and malignant node is of crucial importance for therapy management. Objective: This prospective study aimed to know if Diffusion weighted images (DWI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) can differentiate benign from malignant cervical lymphadenopathy. Patients and methods: Thirty patients with cervical adenopathy were included in this study. Doppler ultrasound, DWI and ADC maps were automatically reconstructed and used for the measurement of ADC values. Results: The sensitivity and specificity of the RI cut-off value | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Diffusion weighted image (DWI); Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC); Lymphadenopathy | ||
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