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16082130

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-5
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to determine whether a distinction could be made between benign and malignant urinary obstructions in moderately T(2)-weighted images obtained with the single-shot fast spin-echo technique. Forty-four lesions in 39 patients with urinary obstruction were evaluated with the single-shot fast spin-echo (SSFSE) technique with an effective TE of 90-100 ms and without fat saturation. Benign and malignant lesions were compared for the presence of ureteral wall thickening and a signal intensity relative to the proximal ureteral wall. Statistically significant differences were found between benign and malignant lesions in both morphologic change (P<0.0001) and signal intensity of the lesions at the obstruction position (P<0.0001). The combination of wall thickening and increased signal intensity as a predictor of malignant disease yielded a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 100%. Neither increased signal intensity nor wall thickening as a predictor of benign disease yielded a sensitivity of 89% and a specificity of 88%. The moderately T(2)-weighted SSFSE technique without fat saturation can accurately distinguish between benign and malignant urinary obstructions.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
1347-3182
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
81-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Moderately T2-weighted images obtained with the single-shot fast spin-echo technique: differentiating between malignant and benign urinary obstructions.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiology, Showa University Fujigaoka Hospital, 1-30 Fujigaoka, Aoba-ku, Yokohama 227-8501, Japan. obuchi@sannet.ne.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article