Added-value of advanced magnetic resonance imaging to conventional morphologic analysis for the differentiation between benign and malignant non-fatty soft-tissue tumors

ConclusionThe prioritized use of advanced MRI techniques allowed to decrease by about 30% the number of non-myxoid NFSTT deemed indeterminate after conventional MRI analysis alone.Key Points• When morphological characterization of non-fatty soft tissue tumors is possible, the diagnostic performance is high and there is no need for advanced imaging techniques.• Following morphologic analysis, advanced MRI techniques reduced by about 30% the number of non-myxoid indeterminate tumors.• DWI is the keystone of advanced imaging techniques yielding the best sensitivity (91.8%). Optimal specificity (>  90%) is obtained by a combination of advanced techniques.
Source: European Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research