Head and Neck Imaging

The Study of ADC Value in Differential Diagnosis Between Bbenign and Malignant Pelvic Tumors in Female*

Author:WANG Yan, JIN Biao, HUANG Han-qin

affiliation:Department of Radiology, Chongming Branch of Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Medical School of Shanghai Jiaotong University, Chongming 202150, China

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Abstract

Objective To explore the value of ADC in the differential diagnosis between benign and malignant tumors in the female pelvis. Methods DWI sequence was performed in 42 females with pelvic tumors proved by histopathology. The signal intensity on DWI and ADC values for tumors were analyzed. Results Benign tumors showed isoor hyper-signal intensity, while most malignant tumors showed hyper-signal intensity on DWI sequence. The mean ADC values for benign and malignant tumors were (1.55±0.48)×10-3mm2 /s and (1.23±0.37)×10-3mm2 /s, respectively. The difference of ADC value between two groups were statistically significant(P=0.023). Conclusion The signal intensity on DWI and ADC vale provide valuable information for differential diagnosis for pelvic tumors in female.

【Keyword】Female; Pelvic Neoplasms; Differential Diagnosis; Magnetic Resonance Image; Diffusion Weighted Imaging; Apparent Diffusion Coefficient

【Chart number】R737.3;R445.2

【Document Identification Number】A

【DOI】10.3969/j.issn.1672-5131.2015.01.26