The value of diffusion kurtosis imaging and dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging in the differential diagnosis of parotid gland tumors.

Zijun LiuBaohong WenZanxia ZhangFeifei QuYanglei WuRobert GrimmYong ZhangJingliang ChengYan Zhang

Published in: Gland surgery (2024)

DKI and DCE-MRI can be used to differentiate PGTs quantitatively and can complement each other. The combined use of DKI and DCE-MRI parameters can improve the diagnostic accuracy of distinguishing PGTs.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
diffusion weighted imaging
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
computed tomography
high resolution
mass spectrometry
photodynamic therapy
fluorescence imaging