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pubmed:issue |
4
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2010-8-19
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pubmed:abstractText |
Accurate identification of lymph nodes facilitates nodal assessment by size, morphological or MR lymphographic criteria. We compared the MR detection of lymph nodes in patients with pelvic cancers using T2-weighted imaging, and fusion of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and T2-weighted imaging. Twenty patients with pelvic tumours underwent 5-mm axial T2-weighted and DWI (b-values 0-750 s/mm(2)) on a 1.5T system. Fusion images of b = 750 s/mm(2) diffusion-weighted MR and T2-weighted images were created. Two radiologists evaluated in consensus the T2-weighted images and fusion images independently. For each image set, the location and diameter of pelvic nodes were recorded, and nodal visibility was scored using a 4-point scale (0-3). Nodal visualisation was compared using Relative to an Identified Distribution (RIDIT) analysis. The mean RIDIT score describes the probability that a randomly selected node will be better visualised relative to the other image set. One hundred fourteen pelvic nodes (mean 5.9 mm; 2-10 mm) were identified on T2-weighted images and 161 nodes (mean 4.3 mm; 2-10 mm) on fusion images. Using fusion images, 47 additional nodes were detected compared with T2-weighted images alone (eight external iliac, 24 inguinal, 12 obturator, two peri-rectal, one presacral). Nodes detected only on fusion images were 2-9 mm (mean 3.7 mm). Nodal visualisation was better using fusion images compared with T2-weighted images (mean RIDIT score 0.689 vs 0.302). Fusion of diffusion-weighted MR with T2-weighted images improves identification of pelvic lymph nodes compared with T2-weighted images alone. The improved nodal identification may aid treatment planning and further nodal characterisation.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Aug
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pubmed:issn |
1754-9485
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
54
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
358-64
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:20718916-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:20718916-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:20718916-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:20718916-Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging,
pubmed-meshheading:20718916-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:20718916-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:20718916-Image Processing, Computer-Assisted,
pubmed-meshheading:20718916-Lymph Nodes,
pubmed-meshheading:20718916-Magnetic Resonance Imaging,
pubmed-meshheading:20718916-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:20718916-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:20718916-Observer Variation,
pubmed-meshheading:20718916-Pelvic Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:20718916-Pelvis,
pubmed-meshheading:20718916-Retrospective Studies
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pubmed:year |
2010
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Fusion of high b-value diffusion-weighted and T2-weighted MR images improves identification of lymph nodes in the pelvis.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Radiology, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, UK.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Evaluation Studies
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