Leiomyoma or sarcoma? MRI performance in the differential diagnosis of sonographically suspicious uterine masses

• Published in: European journal of radiology Vol. 170; p. 111217
• Main Authors: Valletta, Riccardo, Corato, Valentina, Lombardo, Fabio, Avesani, Giacomo, Negri, Giovanni, Steinkasserer, Martin, Tagliaferri, Tiziana, Bonatti, Matteo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ireland Elsevier B.V 01.01.2024
• Subjects: Leiomyoma; Leiomyosarcoma; MRI; Necrosis; Uterus; Leiomyoma; SD; Uterus; MRI; STUMPs; Leiomyosarcoma; ROC; SIR; Necrosis; AUC

•Hyperintensity on DWI and presence of necrosis are significantly correlated with malignant/potentially malignant myometrial lesions.•Necrosis percentage and lesion/endometrium DWI signal intensity ratio may be calculated to increase specificity in discriminating between benign and malignant/potenti...