Qualitative and quantitative image analysis of CT and MR imaging in patients with neuroendocrine liver metastases in comparison to68 Ga-DOTATOC PET

Highlights • Qualitative analysis revealed significantly higher results for spatial lesion detectability of liver metastasis in CE-MRI as compared to DW-imaging ( p < 0.05). • Primary visibility of liver metastases was scored equally in CE-MRI and DW-imaging. • Contrast-enhancement ratios in live...

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Published in:European journal of radiology 2015, Vol.84 (8), p.1593-1600
Main Authors: Flechsig, Paul, Zechmann, Christian M, Schreiweis, Julian, Kratochwil, Clemens, Rath, Daniel, Schwartz, Lawrence H, Schlemmer, Heinz-Peter, Kauczor, Hans-Ulrich, Haberkorn, Uwe, Giesel, Frederik L
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Language:English
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Radiology
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Summary:Highlights • Qualitative analysis revealed significantly higher results for spatial lesion detectability of liver metastasis in CE-MRI as compared to DW-imaging ( p < 0.05). • Primary visibility of liver metastases was scored equally in CE-MRI and DW-imaging. • Contrast-enhancement ratios in liver metastases reached highest values for DW-imaging ( p < 0.05). • Staging of liver metastases in patients with GEP-NETs should rather be performed using a combination of PET and MRI than of PET and CT. • The combination of functional and morphologic native MR-sequences seems to be sufficient for follow-up imaging in clinical routine, especially in post-interventional follow-up.
ISSN:0720-048X
DOI:10.1016/j.ejrad.2015.04.009