COMPARATIVE STUDY
JOURNAL ARTICLE
RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T
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Focal liver lesion detection and characterization with diffusion-weighted MR imaging: comparison with standard breath-hold T2-weighted imaging.

Radiology 2008 March
PURPOSE: To retrospectively compare diffusion-weighted (DW) magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with standard breath-hold T2-weighted MR imaging for focal liver lesion (FLL) detection and characterization, by using consensus evaluation and other findings as the reference standard.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Approval for this retrospective HIPAA-compliant study was obtained from the institutional review board; informed consent was waived. Fifty-three consecutive patients (30 men, 23 women; mean age, 60.7 years) with at least one FLL of 1 cm or greater in diameter were evaluated. Two independent observers reviewed DW (b values of 0, 50, and 500 sec/mm(2)) and T2-weighted images for FLL detection and characterization. Reference standard for diagnosis was obtained from consensus review by the two observers of DW, T2-weighted, and dynamic contrast material-enhanced images, pathologic data, and follow-up imaging results. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) was measured for FLLs identified at consensus review. DW and T2-weighted images were compared for FLL detection and characterization by using a binary logistic regression model. Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses were conducted to evaluate the utility of ADC for diagnosis of malignancy.

RESULTS: Two hundred eleven FLLs (136 malignant, 75 benign) were detected at consensus review. Overall detection rate (averaged for two observers) was significantly higher for DW (87.7%) versus T2-weighted (70.1%) imaging (P < .001). FLL characterization was not significantly different between DW (89.1%) and T2-weighted (86.8%) imaging (P = .51). ADCs of malignant FLLs were significantly lower than those of benign FLLs (P < .001). The area under the curve for diagnosis of malignancy was 0.839, with sensitivity of 74.2%, specificity of 77.3%, positive predictive value of 85.5%, negative predictive value of 62.3%, and accuracy of 75.3%, by using a threshold ADC of less than 1.60 x 10(-3) mm(2)/sec.

CONCLUSION: DW MR imaging was better than standard breath-hold T2-weighted imaging for FLL detection and was equal to breath-hold T2-weighted imaging for FLL characterization.

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