The objective of our study was to determine the relationship between the signal intensity of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) assessed with diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and T2-weighted imaging and the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) with the histopathologic grade of each nodule.
Diffusion-weighted imaging of surgically resected hepatocellular carcinoma: imaging characteristics and relationship among signal intensity, apparent diffusion coefficient, and histopathologic grade.
Department of Radiology, University of Tsukuba, Institute of Clinical Medicine, 1-1-1 Tennoudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan. kanasu-u3@md.tsukuba.ac.jp
