Value of apparent diffusion coefficient for predicting malignancy of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms of the pancreas

PURPOSE: We aimed to explore the potential value of the whole tumor apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) for discriminating between benign and malignant intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms (IPMNs) of the pancreas.METHODS:Forty-two patients underwent 1.5 T magnetic resonance imaging that include...

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Main Authors: Lei Zhang, Sheng-Xiang Rao, Xue-Feng Xu, Dan-Song Wang, Da-Yong Jin, Meng-Su Zeng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2016-07-01
Series:Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
Online Access: http://www.dirjournal.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/value-of-apparent-diffusion-coefficient-for-predic/55447