The efficiency of apparent diffusion coefficient quantification in diagnosis of acute cholecystitis and in differentiation of cholecystitis from extrinsic benign gallbladder wall thickening


Beyazal M., Avcu S., BEYAZAL ÇELİKER F., Yavuz A., Toktaş O.

JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.32, no.9, pp.545-551, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11604-014-0343-8
  • Journal Name: JAPANESE JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.545-551
  • Keywords: Acute cholecystitis, Diffusion weighted imaging, Apparent diffusion coefficient quantification, Extrinsic benign gallbladder wall thickening, WEIGHTED MRI, INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY, LESIONS, CANCER
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to assess the efficiency of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurement in diagnosis of acute cholecystitis and in differentiation of cholecystitis from extrinsic benign gallbladder wall thickening.