Differentiation of salivary gland tumor using diffusion-weighted imaging with a fractional order calculus model.

CONCLUSION: A non-Gaussian FROC diffusion model can serve as a noninvasive and quantitative imaging technique for differentiating salivary gland tumors.
ADVANCES IN KNOWLEDGE: (1) PA showed higher D and β and lower μ than WT. (2) PA had higher D and β than MT. (3) WT demonstrated lower β than MT. (4) β, as a new FROC parameter, could offer an added value to the differentiation.
PMID: 32649236 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The British Journal of Radiology - July 9, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Chen W, Zhu LN, Dai YM, Jiang JS, Bu SS, Xu XQ, Wu FY Tags: Br J Radiol Source Type: research