Characteristic Mean Kurtosis Values in Simple Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging of Dentigerous Cysts
We evaluated the usefulness of simple diffusion kurtosis (SD) imaging, which was developed to generate diffusion kurtosis images simultaneously with an apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map for 27 cystic disease lesions in the head and neck region. The mean kurtosis (MK) and ADC values were calcu...
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author | Yuka Fukumura Masahiro Kuroda Suzuka Yoshida Yoshihide Nakamura Yuki Nakamitsu Wlla E. Al-Hammad Kazuhiro Kuroda Ryo Kamizaki Yudai Shimizu Yoshinori Tanabe Kohei Sugimoto Masataka Oita Irfan Sugianto Majd Barham Nouha Tekiki Nurul N. Kamaruddin Yoshinobu Yanagi Junichi Asaumi |
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description | We evaluated the usefulness of simple diffusion kurtosis (SD) imaging, which was developed to generate diffusion kurtosis images simultaneously with an apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map for 27 cystic disease lesions in the head and neck region. The mean kurtosis (MK) and ADC values were calculated for the cystic space. The MK values were dentigerous cyst (DC): 0.74, odontogenic keratocyst (OKC): 0.86, ranula (R): 0.13, and mucous cyst (M): 0, and the ADC values were DC: 1364 × 10<sup>−6</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s, OKC: 925 × 10<sup>−6</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s, R: 2718 × 10<sup>−6</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s, and M: 2686 × 10<sup>−6</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s. The MK values of DC and OKC were significantly higher than those of R and M, whereas their ADC values were significantly lower. One reason for the characteristic signal values in diffusion-weighted images of DC may be related to content components such as fibrous tissue and exudate cells. When imaging cystic disease in the head and neck region using SD imaging, the maximum b-value setting at the time of imaging should be limited to approximately 1200 s/mm<sup>2</sup> for accurate MK value calculation. This study is the first to show that the MK values of DC are characteristically higher than those of other cysts. |
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spelling | doaj.art-862ea9f38ac848c19d05c4a79d5d1b6d2023-12-22T14:03:04ZengMDPI AGDiagnostics2075-44182023-12-011324361910.3390/diagnostics13243619Characteristic Mean Kurtosis Values in Simple Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging of Dentigerous CystsYuka Fukumura0Masahiro Kuroda1Suzuka Yoshida2Yoshihide Nakamura3Yuki Nakamitsu4Wlla E. Al-Hammad5Kazuhiro Kuroda6Ryo Kamizaki7Yudai Shimizu8Yoshinori Tanabe9Kohei Sugimoto10Masataka Oita11Irfan Sugianto12Majd Barham13Nouha Tekiki14Nurul N. Kamaruddin15Yoshinobu Yanagi16Junichi Asaumi17Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, JapanRadiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, JapanRadiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, JapanRadiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, JapanRadiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, JapanRadiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, JapanRadiological Technology, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, JapanGraduate School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 770-8558, JapanDepartment of Oral Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Sulawesi 90245, IndonesiaDepartment of Dentistry and Dental Surgery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus 44839, PalestineDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Oral Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, JapanDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8558, JapanWe evaluated the usefulness of simple diffusion kurtosis (SD) imaging, which was developed to generate diffusion kurtosis images simultaneously with an apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) map for 27 cystic disease lesions in the head and neck region. The mean kurtosis (MK) and ADC values were calculated for the cystic space. The MK values were dentigerous cyst (DC): 0.74, odontogenic keratocyst (OKC): 0.86, ranula (R): 0.13, and mucous cyst (M): 0, and the ADC values were DC: 1364 × 10<sup>−6</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s, OKC: 925 × 10<sup>−6</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s, R: 2718 × 10<sup>−6</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s, and M: 2686 × 10<sup>−6</sup> mm<sup>2</sup>/s. The MK values of DC and OKC were significantly higher than those of R and M, whereas their ADC values were significantly lower. One reason for the characteristic signal values in diffusion-weighted images of DC may be related to content components such as fibrous tissue and exudate cells. When imaging cystic disease in the head and neck region using SD imaging, the maximum b-value setting at the time of imaging should be limited to approximately 1200 s/mm<sup>2</sup> for accurate MK value calculation. This study is the first to show that the MK values of DC are characteristically higher than those of other cysts.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/24/3619dentigerous cystmean kurtosissimple diffusion kurtosis imaginghead and neckmagnetic resonance imagingapparent diffusion coefficient value |
spellingShingle | Yuka Fukumura Masahiro Kuroda Suzuka Yoshida Yoshihide Nakamura Yuki Nakamitsu Wlla E. Al-Hammad Kazuhiro Kuroda Ryo Kamizaki Yudai Shimizu Yoshinori Tanabe Kohei Sugimoto Masataka Oita Irfan Sugianto Majd Barham Nouha Tekiki Nurul N. Kamaruddin Yoshinobu Yanagi Junichi Asaumi Characteristic Mean Kurtosis Values in Simple Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging of Dentigerous Cysts Diagnostics dentigerous cyst mean kurtosis simple diffusion kurtosis imaging head and neck magnetic resonance imaging apparent diffusion coefficient value |
title | Characteristic Mean Kurtosis Values in Simple Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging of Dentigerous Cysts |
title_full | Characteristic Mean Kurtosis Values in Simple Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging of Dentigerous Cysts |
title_fullStr | Characteristic Mean Kurtosis Values in Simple Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging of Dentigerous Cysts |
title_full_unstemmed | Characteristic Mean Kurtosis Values in Simple Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging of Dentigerous Cysts |
title_short | Characteristic Mean Kurtosis Values in Simple Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging of Dentigerous Cysts |
title_sort | characteristic mean kurtosis values in simple diffusion kurtosis imaging of dentigerous cysts |
topic | dentigerous cyst mean kurtosis simple diffusion kurtosis imaging head and neck magnetic resonance imaging apparent diffusion coefficient value |
url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/13/24/3619 |
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