Magnetization transfer imaging of normal and abnormal testis: preliminary results

• Published in: European radiology Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 613 - 621
• Main Authors: Tsili, Athina C., Ntorkou, Alexandra, Baltogiannis, Dimitrios, Sylakos, Anastasios, Stavrou, Sotirios, Astrakas, Loukas G., Maliakas, Vasilios, Sofikitis, Nikolaos, Argyropoulou, Maria I.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2016; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cancer; Cohort Studies; Diagnostic Radiology; Epididymitis - diagnosis; Feasibility Studies; Humans; Imaging; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - statistics & numerical data; Internal Medicine; Interventional Radiology; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - statistics & numerical data; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal - diagnosis; Neuroradiology; Orchitis - diagnosis; Radiology; Testes; Testicular Diseases - diagnosis; Testicular Neoplasms - diagnosis; Testis - anatomy & histology; Ultrasound; Urogenital; Urology; Variance analysis; Young Adult; Greece; Germ cells; Magnetic resonance imaging; Testes; Testicular neoplasms; Magnetization transfer contrast imaging

Objectives The aim was to determine the magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) of normal testes, possible variations with age and to assess the feasibility of MTR in characterizing various testicular lesions. Methods Eighty-six men were included. A three-dimensional gradient-echo MT sequence was perform...