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http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2016.17.5.590

Single-Shot Echo-Planar Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging at 3T and 1.5T for Differentiation of Benign Vertebral Fracture Edema and Tumor Infiltration  

Park, Hee Jin (Department of Radiology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Lee, So Yeon (Department of Radiology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Rho, Myung Ho (Department of Radiology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Chung, Eun Chul (Department of Radiology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kim, Mi Sung (Department of Radiology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Kwon, Heon Ju (Department of Radiology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
Youn, In Young (Department of Radiology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine)
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Korean Journal of Radiology / v.17, no.5, 2016 , pp. 590-597 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objective: To compare the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value using single-shot echo-planar imaging sequences at 3T and 1.5T for differentiation of benign fracture edema and tumor infiltration of the vertebral body. Materials and Methods: A total of 46 spinal examinations were included in the 1.5T MRI group, and a total of 40 spinal examinations were included in the 3T MRI group. The ADC values of the lesion were measured and calculated. The diagnostic performance of the conventional MR image containing sagittal T2-weighted fat saturated image and each diffusion weighted image (DWI) with an ADC value with different b values were evaluated. Results: The mean ADC value of the benign lesions was higher than that of the malignant lesions on 1.5T and 3T (p < 0.05). The sensitivity of the diagnostic performance was higher with an additional DWI in both 1.5T and 3T, but the sensitivities were similar with the addition of b values of 400 and 1000. The specificities of the diagnostic performances did not show significant differences (p value > 0.05). The diagnostic accuracies were higher when either of the DWIs (b values of 400 and 1000) was added to routine MR image for 1.5T and 3T. Statistical differences between 1.5T and 3T or between b values of 400 and 1000 were not seen. Conclusion: The ADC values of the benign lesions were significantly higher than those of the malignant lesions on 1.5T and 3T. There was no statistically significant difference in the diagnostic performances when either of the DWIs (b values of 400 and 1000) was added to the routine MR image for 1.5T and 3T.
Keywords
MR; Diffusion; Spine; Fractures; Compression; DWI; ADC;
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