Value of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values in Differentiating Malignant and Benign Breast Lesions

Bozkurt, Tugba; KOÇ, GONCA; Sezgin, Gulten; ALTAY, CANAN; GELAL, MUSTAFA; OYAR, ORHAN

doi:10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.141007

Value of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values in Differentiating Malignant and Benign Breast Lesions

Bozkurt T. B., KOÇ G., Sezgin G., ALTAY C., GELAL M. F., OYAR O.

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.33, sa.3, ss.294-300, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2016.141007
Dergi Adı: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.294-300
Anahtar Kelimeler: Apparent diffusion coefficient value, breast magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion-weighted imaging
Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become a diagnostic and problem solving method for the breast examinations in addition to conventional breast examination methods. Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) adds valuable information to conventional MRI.