Distinguishing early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma from benign hyperplasia using intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted MRI.
Qi-Yong AiAnn D KingJanet S M ChanWeitian ChenK C Allen ChanJohn K S WooBenny C Y ZeeAnthony T C ChanDarren M C PoonBrigette B Y MaEdwin P HuiAnil T AhujaAlexander C VlantisJing YuanPublished in: European radiology (2019)
• Diffusion-weighted imaging has potential to distinguish early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma from benign hyperplasia in the nasopharynx. • The pure diffusion coefficient, pseudo-diffusion coefficient from intravoxel incoherent motion model and apparent diffusion coefficient from conventional diffusion-weighted imaging were significant parameters for distinguishing these two entities in the nasopharynx. • The pure diffusion coefficient, followed by apparent diffusion coefficient, may be the most promising parameters to be used in screening studies to help detect early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma.