Imaging biomarkers in the diagnosis of salivary gland tumors: the value of lesion/parenchyma ratio of perfusion-MR pharmacokinetic parameters.

Francesco MungaiGiovanni Battista VerroneLuigi BonaseraEleonora BicciMichele PietragallaCosimo NardiValentina BertiLorenzo Nicola MazzoniVittorio Miele

Published in: La Radiologia medica (2021)

Lesion/parenchyma ratio of DCE-MRI pharmacokinetic data could be helpful for recognizing the principal types of salivary gland tumors; L/PAEC seems a valuable biomarker for differentiating benign from malignant tumors.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
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computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging
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photodynamic therapy
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deep learning