scholarly journals MR Imaging of Orbital Inflammatory Syndrome, Orbital Cellulitis, and Orbital Lymphoid Lesions: The Role of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Kapur ◽  
A.R. Sepahdari ◽  
M.F. Mafee ◽  
A.M. Putterman ◽  
V. Aakalu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mr Imaging ◽  
Diffusion Weighted Imaging ◽  
Orbital Cellulitis ◽  
Diffusion Weighted ◽  
Inflammatory Syndrome

MRI of Orbital Cellulitis and Orbital Abscess: The Role of Diffusion-Weighted Imaging

2009 ◽  
Vol 193 (3) ◽  
pp. W244-W250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali R. Sepahdari ◽  
Vinay K. Aakalu ◽  
Rashmi Kapur ◽  
Edward A. Michals ◽  
Nitu Saran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Weighted Imaging ◽  
Orbital Cellulitis ◽  
Orbital Abscess ◽  
Diffusion Weighted

scholarly journals Role of Quantitative Diffusion-Weighted Imaging in Differentiating Benign and Malignant Orbital Masses

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Preeti Mundhada ◽  
Sudarshan Rawat ◽  
Ullas Acharya ◽  
Dhananjay Raje
Keyword(s):  
Roc Curve ◽  
Diffusion Weighted Imaging ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Adc Value ◽  
Diffusion Weighted ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Orbital Masses ◽  
Adc Values ◽  
Orbital Lesions

Abstract Aim To determine the role of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) with apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in differentiating benign and malignant orbital masses. Materials and Methods After obtaining institutional ethical board approval and informed consent from all patients, an observational study was done for a period of 24 months in the radiology department of a tertiary care hospital in South India. Conventional magnetic resonance imaging and DWI using a 3T scanner was done for all patients with suspected orbital mass lesion. ADC value and clinicohistopathological correlation were studied for every patient. Chi-square test was used to compare the signal characteristics of DWI and ADC maps between benign and malignant lesions. A comparison of mean ADC values for benign and malignant masses was performed using Student’s t-test for independent samples. The cut-off value for ADC was obtained using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. Results Of 44 patients with orbital lesions, 70% were benign and 30% were malignant. There was a significant difference in the mean ADC values of benign and malignant orbital masses. Using ROC curve analysis, an optimal ADC threshold of 1.26 × 10−3 mm2/s was calculated for the prediction of malignancy with 100% sensitivity, 80.65% specificity, and 86.36% accuracy (95% confidence interval: 0.872, 1.00, p < 0.0001). Two ADC thresholds were used to characterize the orbital masses with more than 90% confidence. Conclusion Quantitative assessment of ADC is a useful noninvasive diagnostic tool for differentiating benign and malignant orbital masses. Malignant orbital lesions demonstrate significantly lower ADC values as compared with benign lesions.

Role of Diffusion Weighted Imaging in Differentiating Benign from Pathological Vertebral Compression

QJM ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 114 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faten Mohammed Mahmoud Kamel ◽  
Hazem Ibrahim Abdel Rahman ◽  
Amany Sayed Khaleel Ahmed Elkhayat
Keyword(s):  
Vertebral Fractures ◽  
Diffusion Weighted Imaging ◽  
Laboratory Evaluation ◽  
Vertebral Collapse ◽  
Adc Value ◽  
Conventional Mri ◽  
Diffusion Weighted ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract Background Vertebral collapse is a common problem due to benign conditions (trauma, infection, osteoporosis) or malignant process. And although the spine is the most common site of bone metastases (39% of bony metastases in patients with primary neoplasms) benign vertebral fractures due to osteopenia occur in one third of cancer patients, making it essential to determine whether the cause of vertebral collapse is benign or malignant. Aim of the Work To establish the role of DWI in differentiating benign from pathologic vertebral fractures using ADC values in comparison with histopathology report /laboratory evaluation and clinical follow-up. Patients and Methods A cross sectional study is approved by the ethics review board of Ain Shams University Hospital (Al Demerdash). All patients provided informed consent for the MR imaging examinations and for inclusion of their data in this analysis. From April 2020 to october 2020, 25 cases with previous imaging with vertebral compression underwent conventional MRI study on the affected region. Diffusion weighted imaging and ADC was added. Results We performed DWI using maximum b-values 600, and quantitative analysis, named apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). We correlated the ADC number to histopathology, laboratory finding and clinical follow up. In our study there was significant difference (p &lt; 0.04) between DWI of the benign and malignant groups. Also the ADC value showed significant difference &lt;0.001. The mean ADCs of benign VCFs were higher significantly than those of pathological fractures. Conclusion DWI with ADC value was helpful when added to conventional MRI to differentiate benign from pathological (malignant) vertebral compression. It should be a routine sequence in patients with vertebral compression fractures for accurate diagnosis and successful management also can decrease no of biopsies.

scholarly journals Role of MRI Diffusion Weighted Imaging in Evaluation of Gynecological Pelvic Masses

2021 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 3857-3864
Author(s):  
Mohamed Kamel Abd-Elmageed ◽  
Rehab Abdelnasser Mohamed ◽  
Mohamed A. Elaziz Maaly
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Weighted Imaging ◽  
Diffusion Weighted ◽  
Pelvic Masses
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