Role of Diffusion Weighted MRI Imaging in Detection of Liver Metastasis

Khalid E. Allam; Mennatallah H. Shalaby; Israa A. Moulood

doi:10.12816/0040608

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Role of Diffusion Weighted MRI Imaging in Detection of Liver Metastasis

Authors:

Khalid E. Allam | Mennatallah H. Shalaby | Israa A. Moulood

Publisher:

Pan Arab League of Continuous Medical Education

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine 2017 Vol.69 Issue 2, pp.1823-1827

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2017

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

108269

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

20907125

pISSN:

16872002

DOI:

10.12816/0040608

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Abstract:

 Background: diagnosis of liver metastases is of essential importance in the staging of patients with a known primary tumor. Aim of the work: The study aimed to evaluate role of DWI in diagnosis of liver metastasis. Patients and methods: twenty patients were included in this study. The cases were evaluated over 6 months at Ain Shams University Hospital with a 1.5 Tesla Phillips (MR System Achieva) whole body imager. Results: in the sample of the study which was composed of 20 patients there were two patients who presented with negative lesion in DW MRI with sensitivity 100%, specificity 90% and accuracy 95%.  Conclusion: DWI alone performs equally well as Gd-MRI in the diagnosis of liver metastases. In cases where gadolinium injection is not allowed, dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging can be replaced by a protocol based on unenhanced T1- and T2-weighted imaging combined with DWI. Recommendations: Further studies on larger scale of patients are needed to confirm the results of the study.

Article Details

Role of Diffusion Weighted MRI Imaging in Detection of Liver Metastasis

Authors:

Khalid E. Allam | Mennatallah H. Shalaby | Israa A. Moulood

Publisher:

Pan Arab League of Continuous Medical Education

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine 2017 Vol.69 Issue 2, pp.1823-1827

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2017

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

108269

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

20907125

pISSN:

16872002

DOI:

10.12816/0040608

Descriptors:

LIVER DISEASES

MALIGNANT TUMOURS

METASTASIS

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

DIAGNOSIS

PATIENTS

EGYPT

Diffusion

Weighted MRI Imaging

Liver Metastasis

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Khalid E. Allam | Mennatallah H. Shalaby | Israa A. Moulood

Publisher: Pan Arab League of Continuous Medical Education

Main Topics: Medicine

Journal: The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine 2017 Vol.69 Issue 2, pp.1823-1827

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2017

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 108269

Frequency: Quarterly

eISSN: 20907125

pISSN: 16872002

DOI: 10.12816/0040608

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Khalid E. Allam | Mennatallah H. Shalaby | Israa A. Moulood

Publisher:

Pan Arab League of Continuous Medical Education

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine 2017 Vol.69 Issue 2, pp.1823-1827

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2017

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

108269

Frequency:

Quarterly

eISSN:

20907125

pISSN:

16872002

DOI:

10.12816/0040608