Multi-b value diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and intravoxel incoherent motion modeling

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DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000014459 Publication Date: 2019-02-07T08:56:52Z
ABSTRACT
Abstract The diagnostic efficiency of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging with different b-values and application of an intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) model for differentiating disease states of lymphoma was investigated. Thirty-six patients at initial diagnosis and 69 after chemotherapy underwent diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) with multiple b-values. Analysis parameters included the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) for each b-value. Standard ADC, D, D∗, and f were calculated using an IVIM model. For patients at initial diagnosis, compared with aggressive lymphomas, the benign lymph nodes exhibited higher mean ADC (2.34 vs 0.66 × 10−3 mm2/s, P < .01) for b = 200 s/mm2. The AUC, sensitivity, specificity, and the cutoff value were 0.992, 96%, 100%, and 1.09 ×10−3 mm2/s, respectively. For patients who had finished chemotherapy, the f-values of IVIM for those with partial remission (PR) were higher than those of complete remission (CR) (56.22 vs 21.81%, P < .01). The AUC, sensitivity, specificity, and the cutoff value were 0.937, 94%, 82%, 42.10%, respectively. For b = 200 s/mm2, ADC values are most helpful for characterizing benign lymph nodes and malignant lymphomas. The f-value of the IVIM is most valuable in the identification of residual lesions of lymphomas after chemotherapy.
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