Can diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) be an alternative to (18)f-FDG PET/CT ((18)f fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography) in nasopharyngeal cancers?


YILDIRIM İ. O., Ekici K., Dogan M., TEMELLİ Ö., KEKİLLİ E., Saglik S., ...More

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-INDIA, vol.28, no.9, pp.4255-4260, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 9
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Journal Name: BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH-INDIA
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Academic Search Premier, Chemical Abstracts Core
  • Page Numbers: pp.4255-4260
  • Inonu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate correlations, if any, between the ADC (Apparent Diffusion Coefficient) measurements in MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and SUV max (Standardized Uptake Value) in F-18-FDG PET/CT in patients with nasopharyngeal cancers and to investigate whether DW-MRI (Diffusion Weighted MRI) can be an alternative to F-18-FDG PET/CT in the evaluation of the response to treatment and prognosis in those patients.