Diffusion-Weighted MRI Predicts Lymph Node Metastasis and Tumor Aggressiveness in Resectable Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors.

Norifumi HarimotoKenichiro ArakiKouki HoshinoRyo MuranushiKei HagiwaraNorihiro IshiiMariko TsukagoshiTakamichi IgarashiAkira WatanabeNorio KuboHiroyasu TomonagaTetsuya HiguchiYoshito TsushimaHayato IkotaKen Shirabe

Published in: World journal of surgery (2020)

ADC values obtained using DW-MRI in the preoperative assessment of patients with PanNETs might be a useful predictor of malignant potential, especially LNM.

Keyphrases

diffusion weighted
contrast enhanced
lymph node metastasis
neuroendocrine tumors
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion weighted imaging
magnetic resonance
computed tomography
squamous cell carcinoma
papillary thyroid
locally advanced
risk assessment
human health
liver metastases