Evaluation of the role of magnetic resonance imaging with diffusion-weighted images in the diagnosis of uterine focal lesions | ||||
| Minia Journal of Medical Research | ||||
| Volume 30, Issue 1, March 2019, Page 205-208 PDF (116.57 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.223010 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Hoda A. Abd Elsamie; Mahmoud I. El-Rashede; Mohammed A. Mohammed | ||||
| Department of Radiodiagnosis, Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University, Assiut, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Objective: The aim of this study is to highlight the role of MRI with diffusion-weighted images in diagnosis of uterine focal lesions especially in differentiation between benign and malignant masses, and initial staging of known malignancies. Patients and methods: 34 patients with uterine focal lesion were included in the study. The patient's age ranged from 25 to 87 years old with the mean age ± 49.6 years. All patients were referred from the Obstetrics and Gynecology department to Radio diagnosis department AT Al-Azhar Assiut University Hospital during the period from November 2017 to October 2018. Results: In the current study DW MRI could correctly diagnose 33 lesions out of 34 lesions. It correctly diagnosed 22/22 benign lesions (facilitate diffusion) and 11/12 malignant lesions, 11 malignant lesion were restricted diffusion; only one malignant lesion show facilitate diffuse. Conclusion: the present study suggests that, in addition to conventional MRI features, DW imaging provided additional tool for distinguishing uterine benign focal lesions from malignant lesions. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Uterine focal lesions; Magnetic resonance imaging; Diffusion-weighted imaging. | ||||
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