Diffusion-weighted imaging in oral squamous cell carcinoma using 3 Tesla MRI: is there a chance for preoperative discrimination between benign and malignant lymph nodes in daily clinical routine?

CONCLUSION: Due to a limited sensitivity and specificity DWI alone is not suitable to reliably discriminate benign from malignant cervical lymph nodes in daily clinical routine. Hence, the preoperative determination of the extent of neck dissection on the basis of ADC measurements is not meaningful.
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Source: Acta Radiologica - October 9, 2015 Category: Radiology Authors: Wendl CM, Müller S, Eiglsperger J, Fellner C, Jung EM, Meier JK Tags: Acta Radiol Source Type: research