Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Noninvasive Parameter for Differentiating Benign and Malignant Intraperitoneal Collections

• Published in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Vol. 56; no. 5; p. 217
• Main Authors: Ștefan, Paul-Andrei, Csutak, Csaba, Lebovici, Andrei, Rusu, Georgeta Mihaela, Mihu, Carmen Mihaela
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 01.05.2020; MDPI AG
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; ascites; Diagnosis, Differential; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging - standards; Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging - trends; diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI); Extracellular Fluid - diagnostic imaging; Female; Humans; magnetic resonance (MRI); Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms - classification; Neoplasms - diagnosis; peritoneal carcinomatosis; Peritoneum - diagnostic imaging; Reproducibility of Results; Retrospective Studies; Romania; Sensitivity and Specificity; Romania; diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI); ascites; magnetic resonance (MRI); peritoneal carcinomatosis

Background and Objective: The imaging differentiation of benign from malignant intraperitoneal collections (IPCs) relies on the tumoral morphological modifications of the peritoneum, which are not always advocating for malignancy. We aimed to assess ascitic fluid with the apparent diffusion coeffici...