Application of the apparent diffusion coefficient in preoperative assessment of the proliferative potential of spinal tumors

Objective. To analyze and compare the measured values of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in tumors of the spinal canal with cell density and Ki-67 index of proliferative activity. Material and Methods. The study included diffusion-weighted MR images of 36 patients with different types of tum...

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Main Authors: Vadim A. Byvaltsev, Vyacheslav V. Stupak, Ivan A. Stepanov, Alexandr I. Kichigin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Federal State Budgetary Institution "Novosibirsk Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedics n.a. Ya.L. Tsivyan" 2017-09-01
Series:Хирургия позвоночника
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Online Access:https://www.spinesurgery.ru/jour/article/view/434/1330