To determine the utility of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in differentiation of prostate cancer from normal prostate parenchyma and prostatitis we obtained ADC values of 50 patients at b 100, 600 and 1,000 s/mm2 diffusion gradients.
The ADC values of prostate cancer group were significantly lower than normal prostate and prostatitis group at b 600 and 1,000 s/mm2 gradients. The ADC values at high diffusion gradients may be used in differentiation prostate cancer from normal prostate and prostatitis.
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Esen M, Onur MR, Akpolat N, Orhan I, Kocakoc E. Are you the author?
Department of Radiology, Inegol Government Hospital, Bursa, Turkey.
Reference: Quant Imaging Med Surg. 2013 Aug;3(4):210-6.
doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2223-4292.2013.08.06
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 24040617
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