Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Pathology in the Head and Neck Using 3T Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Values: Early Experience

Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Mapping for Sinonasal Diseases: Differentiation of Benign and Malignant Lesions

“…In addition, low cutoff values for the overall tumor ADC effectively differentiated benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck in the present and previous studies. 6,11,13,14 Taken together, these results suggest that the ADC could be used for the preoperative diagnosis of malignant tumors in the head and neck.…”

MR Evaluation of Sinonasal Angiomatous Polyp

“…[22][23][24] Most authors suggest, however, that ADC values may provide quantitative information useful in the differentiation of benign and malignant lesions in this region. [22][23][24] The study of Wang et al 22 suggested that an ADC value lower than 1.22 ϫ 10 Ϫ3 mm 2 /s was used for predicting malignancy at 1.5T, with high sensitivity (84%) and specificity(91%). Srinivasan et al 24 proposed that an ADC value less than 1.3 ϫ 10 Ϫ3 mm 2 /s at 3T suggested malignant head and neck lesions.…”

“…[22][23][24] The study of Wang et al 22 suggested that an ADC value lower than 1.22 ϫ 10 Ϫ3 mm 2 /s was used for predicting malignancy at 1.5T, with high sensitivity (84%) and specificity(91%). Srinivasan et al 24 proposed that an ADC value less than 1.3 ϫ 10 Ϫ3 mm 2 /s at 3T suggested malignant head and neck lesions. Until now, there were no previously documented reports of DWI of SAPs in the literature.…”

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for evaluation of salivary gland function in head and neck cancer patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy

“…In addition to the increasing understanding of its capability to depict physiological and functional changes in salivary glands after RT, it has also proven to be a promising tool for tissue characterization, nodal staging and early response evaluation in this patient group [25][26][27][28][29].…”