Suspicious lung lesions for malignancy: the lesion-to-spinal cord signal intensity ratio in T2WI and DWI–MRI versus PET/CT; a prospective pathologic correlated study with accuracy and ROC analyses

Abstract Background The multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) and tissue biopsy are the gold standards for the evaluation of lung malignancies. However, there is a wide range of pulmonary indeterminate lesions that could mimic lung cancer. Furthermore, the diagnosis of malignancy could be challe...

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Main Authors: Ahmed Samir, Heba Abd Elmonsef Abd Elmenem, Adel Rizk, Abdelaziz Elnekeidy, Ayman Ibrahim Baess, Dina Altarawy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-04-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43055-023-01017-w