Staging of pelvic lymph nodes in patients with prostate cancer: Usefulness of multiple b value SE-EPI diffusion-weighted imaging on a 3.0 T MR system

Staging of pelvic lymph nodes in patients with prostate cancer: Usefulness of multiple b value SE-EPI diffusion-weighted imaging on a 3.0 T MR system

Purpose: To evaluate the usefulness of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) with a multiple b value SE-EPI sequence on a 3.0 T MR scanner for staging of pelvic lymph nodes in patients with prostate cancer candidate to radical prostatectomy and extended pelvic lymph node dissection (PLND). Materials and...

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Main Authors: Valentina Vallini, Simona Ortori, Piero Boraschi, Francesca Manassero, Michela Gabelloni, Lorenzo Faggioni, Cesare Selli, Carlo Bartolozzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:European Journal of Radiology Open
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352047715300101

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