Utility of diffusion-weighted MRI in characterization of adrenal lesions
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Utility of diffusion-weighted MRI in characterization of adrenal lesions.
OBJECTIVE The purpose of our study was to evaluate the utility of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values for characterizing adrenal lesions and determine if diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) can distinguish lipid-rich from lipid-poor adenomas. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 160 adrenal lesions in 156 patients (96 women and 60 men; mean age, 63 years). ADCs and signal i...
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عنوان ژورنال: International braz j urol
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1677-5538
DOI: 10.1590/s1677-55382010000200018