2011
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.08.025
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The diagnostic value of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in soft tissue abscesses

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“…Restricted diffusion in the mastoid contents was not found in any of the controls, whereas it was detected in 62 % of the AM patients, which is in concordance with previous knowledge on diffusion restriction in purulent secretions [23][24][25]. The mean ADC value of the intramastoid contents was significantly higher in the controls.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…Restricted diffusion in the mastoid contents was not found in any of the controls, whereas it was detected in 62 % of the AM patients, which is in concordance with previous knowledge on diffusion restriction in purulent secretions [23][24][25]. The mean ADC value of the intramastoid contents was significantly higher in the controls.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 80%
“…Because of this limitation, DW-MRI was previously only used for brain imaging until the development of fast MRI techniques. The development of echo planar imaging (EPI), one of the fast MRI techniques, eliminated the long imaging time of conventional sequences and the associated artifacts, thus making DW-MRI usable for abdominal examinations (8)(9)(10)(11).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…ADC is a quantitative parameter calculated from DW-MRI images and an indicator of the combined effect of water diffusion and capillary perfusion in extracellular and extravascular space (11).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…8 DWI was included in our protocol to detect purulent secretions and possible intratemporal abscesses. [16][17][18][19][20] On DWI, most patients (93%) showed variable degrees of signal increase in their mastoid effusions (Table 1). Nearly two-thirds (59%) had intramastoid signal intensity higher than that in their brain parenchyma on DWI and low signal on ADC, confirming the true diffusion restriction.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%