Value of DW-MRI ADC quantification of colonic wall lesions in differentiation of inflammatory bowel disease and colorectal carcinoma

Avcu S., Bulut M. D., Yavuz A., Bora A., Beyazal M.

JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.32, no.1, pp.6-13, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11604-013-0260-2
  • Journal Name: JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.6-13
  • Keywords: MRI, DW-MRI, Colorectal carcinoma, Inflammatory bowel disease, DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED MRI
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The purpose of our study was to assess the efficiency of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) and the quantification of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in differentiating colorectal carcinoma from colonic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in cases with isolated colonic wall lesions and uncertain clinical and radiologic diagnostic criteria.