Efficacy of apparent diffusion coefficient in predicting aggressive histological features of papillary thyroid carcinoma

PURPOSE:We aimed to evaluate preoperative diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI) for predicting aggressive histological features in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC).METHODS:This prospective study included 141 PTC patients, who underwent DWI prior to thyroidectomy; 88 patients with 88 PTC...

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Main Authors: Bin Song, Hao Wang, Yongqi Chen, Weiyan Liu, Ran Wei, Yi Ding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2018-11-01
Series:Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Online Access: http://www.dirjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/efficacy-of-apparent-diffusion-coefficient-in-pred/55026