Journal article
Vertebral metastases: assessment with apparent diffusion coefficient
Radiology, Vol.225(3), pp.889-894
12/2002
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2253011707
PMID: 12461275
Abstract
The authors evaluated the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) in the assessment of vertebral metastases and acute vertebral compression fractures in 22 patients with known or suspected vertebral metastases. On the basis of significantly (P <.03) different ADCs, vertebral metastases (0.69 x 10(-3) mm2/sec) and pathologic compression fractures (0.65 x 10(-3) mm2/sec) can be safely distinguished from vertebral bodies (1.66 x 10(-3) mm2/sec) and benign compression fractures (1.62 x 10(-3) mm2/sec). Thus, the use of ADCs may increase the specificity of magnetic resonance imaging in these patients.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Vertebral metastases: assessment with apparent diffusion coefficient
- Creators
- Andreas M Herneth - Department of Radiology, University of Vienna, AKH-Wien, 8F, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. andreas.herneth@univie.ac.atMarcel O PhilippJonathan NaudeMartin FunovicsReinhard R BeichelRoland BammerHerwig Imhof
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Radiology, Vol.225(3), pp.889-894
- DOI
- 10.1148/radiol.2253011707
- PMID
- 12461275
- ISSN
- 0033-8419
- eISSN
- 1527-1315
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2002
- Academic Unit
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Record Identifier
- 9984083261502771
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