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Abstract #4125

Diffusion-Weighted Echo-Planar 3 T MRI and Minimum ADC Mapping in the Differential Diagnosis of Ovarian Masses with Solid Components: Comparison with Mean ADC Mapping

Tomohiro Namimoto1, Toshinori Hirai1, Kosuke Morita1, Daisuke Utsunomiya1, Seitaro Oda1, Fumi Sakaguchi1, Yasuyuki Yamashita1

1Diagnostic Radiology, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan

The purpose of our study is to determine the accuracy of DW imaging in the characterization of ovarian masses with solid components and to clarify the relationship between ADCmean and ADCmin with solid components of the ovarian tumors in patients undergoing pelvic 3T MR imaging.

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