Differentiation between benign and malignant thyroid nodules by diffusion weighted image and apparent diffusion coefficient | ||||
Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||||
Volume 31, Issue 1, January 2020, Page 150-160 PDF (563.8 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221490 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Mohammad T. M. Soliman1; Mohammad H. Alam-Aldeen1; Tarek . E. Fotohy2; Gehad A. Mohammad Ead1 | ||||
1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University | ||||
2Department of Maxillofasical, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Background: There is a great increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer. Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine tumor. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has gained importance in the diagnosis of thyroid cancer. The application of diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) is an important diagnostic tool for assessing in vivo tumor characterization. Objective: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of diffusion weighted imaging and ADC to differentiate between benign and malignant thyroid nodules. Methodology: this investigation has been done through assortment of information from papers which has been looked upon PubMed, the papers have been from 1998 to 2o16, the hunt is finished including just the papers written in English language and assortment of the information including radiological anatomy of thyroid gland ,hint about the physics of MRI, DWI and ADC as well as appearance of different thyroid lesions at DWI and ADC. Conclusion: DWI with the ADC values may be a doable, non-invasive and non-radiative technique for recognizing malignant from benign thyroid nodules that do not require the administration of contrast media. The b value is a significant factor, and different b-values must be acquired for more accurate quantitative analysis of diffusion-weighted images and consequently reliable ADC maps as well as the ADC measurement. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Malignant thyroid nodules; DWI; ADC | ||||
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