The mean apparent diffusion coefficient value (ADCmean ) on primary cervical cancer is a predictive marker for disease recurrence

• Published in: Gynecologic oncology Vol. 127; no. 3; pp. 478 - 483
• Main Authors: Nakamura, Keiichiro, Joja, Ikuo, Nagasaka, Takeshi, Fukushima, Chikako, Kusumoto, Tomoyuki, Seki, Noriko, Hongo, Atsushi, Kodama, Junichi, Hiramatsu, Yuji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Apparent diffusion coefficient values; Cervical cancer; Cohort Studies; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Female; Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine; Humans; Magnetic resonance imaging; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - diagnosis; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Predictive marker for disease recurrence; ROC Curve; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - pathology; Magnetic resonance imaging; Cervical cancer; Apparent diffusion coefficient values; Predictive marker for disease recurrence

Abstract Objective The purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation of the max, mean and minimal apparent diffusion coefficient values (ADCmax, ADCmean, and ADCmin) on diffusion weighted imaging findings with prognostic factors in cervical cancer. Methods A cohort of 80 cervical cancer pa...