Vertebral metastases: Assessment with apparent diffusion coefficient

被引：90

作者：

Herneth, AM

Philipp, MO

Naude, J

Funovics, M

Beichel, RR

Bammer, R

Imhof, H

机构：

[1] Univ Vienna, Dept Radiol, AKH Wien, A-1090 Vienna, Austria

[2] Univ Vienna, Clin Radiat Therapy, AKH Wien, A-1090 Vienna, Austria

[3] Graz Univ Technol, Dept Digital Picture Anal, A-8010 Graz, Austria

[4] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Lucas MRI Ctr, Palo Alto, CA 94304 USA

来源：

RADIOLOGY | 2002年 / 225卷 / 03期

关键词：

magnetic resonance (MR); diffusion study; echo planar; spine; MR; secondary neoplasms;

D O I：

10.1148/radiol.2253011707

中图分类号：

R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;

摘要：

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) mm(2)/sec) and pathologic compression fractures (0.65 x 10(-3) mm(2)/sec) can be safely distinguished from vertebral bodies (1.66 x 10(-3) mm(2)/sec) and benign compression fractures (1.62 x 10(-3) mm(2)/sec). Thus, the use of ADCs may increase the specificity of magnetic resonance imaging in these patients. (C) RSNA, 2002.

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页码：889 / 894

页数：6

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