Intravoxel incoherent motion diffusion-weighted imaging for discrimination of benign and malignant retropharyngeal nodes.

Tiffany Y SoQi-Yong Hemis AiW K Jacky LamSahrish QamarDarren M C PoonEdwin P HuiFrankie K F MoK C Allen ChanAnn D King

Published in: Neuroradiology (2020)

Benign RPNs in patients with EBV-DNA showed greater restriction of diffusion compared with malignant metastatic RPNs from NPC. IVIM did not show a significant advantage over conventional DWI in discriminating benign and malignant nodes.

Keyphrases

diffusion weighted imaging
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
diffusion weighted
sentinel lymph node
squamous cell carcinoma
small cell lung cancer
epstein barr virus
diffuse large b cell lymphoma
circulating tumor
mass spectrometry
lymph node
radiation therapy
early stage
rectal cancer
locally advanced