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Abstract #3454

Adult Lymphoma: Comparison of Whole-Body Diffusion Weighted Sequence MR Imaging with an Enhanced PET/CT Reference for Initial Staging

Sikandar Mohammed Shaikh1, 2

1DEPT OF PET-CT & NUCLEAR MEDICINE, YASHODA HOSPITALS, HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH, India; 2DEPT OF RADIOLOGY, SHADAN MEDICAL COLLEGE, HYDERABAD, ANDHRA PRADESH, India

Purpose: To compare the diagnostic value of whole-body anatomic magnetic resonance (MR) staging of adolescent lymphoma to an enhanced positron emission tomographic (PET)/computed tomographic (CT) as reference standard.

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