We have located links that may give you full text access.
Tumour and tumour-like conditions of the soft tissue: magnetic resonance imaging features differentiating benign from malignant masses.
British Journal of Radiology 1992 January
49 primary soft-tissue masses were studied by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in an effort to differentiate benign from malignant lesions. There were 24 benign and 25 malignant tumours. Images were evaluated for the presence of low-signal septation, changes in pattern of homogeneity, signal intensity, and margin definition and shape. 20 of the 25 malignant tumours (80%) demonstrated low-signal septation, and two of the 24 benign tumours (8%) also demonstrated this feature. Malignant tumours tended to change pattern from being homogeneous on T1-weighted images to being heterogeneous on T2-weighted images (72%). Benign tumours maintained their pattern on both sequences (67%). Only three of the 24 benign tumours (12.5%) changed from being homogeneous to heterogeneous. Our findings suggest that tumours which change pattern, from homogeneous on T1-weighted images to heterogeneous on T2-weighted images, and tumours which have low-signal septations are likely to be malignant. Moreover benign lesions tend to have well defined margins, and some benign masses have characteristic appearances that aid in their differentiation from malignant processes.
Full text links
Related Resources
Trending Papers
Challenges in Septic Shock: From New Hemodynamics to Blood Purification Therapies.Journal of Personalized Medicine 2024 Februrary 4
Molecular Targets of Novel Therapeutics for Diabetic Kidney Disease: A New Era of Nephroprotection.International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024 April 4
The 'Ten Commandments' for the 2023 European Society of Cardiology guidelines for the management of endocarditis.European Heart Journal 2024 April 18
A Guide to the Use of Vasopressors and Inotropes for Patients in Shock.Journal of Intensive Care Medicine 2024 April 14
Diagnosis and Management of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.Circulation 2024 April 19
Essential thrombocythaemia: A contemporary approach with new drugs on the horizon.British Journal of Haematology 2024 April 9
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app
All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2024 by WebMD LLC.
This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.
By using this service, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy.
Your Privacy Choices
You can now claim free CME credits for this literature searchClaim now
Get seemless 1-tap access through your institution/university
For the best experience, use the Read mobile app