Evaluation of MRI diagnosis in pancreatic carcinoma
- VernacularTitle:胰腺癌的MRI诊断价值
- Author:
Yu WANG
;
Xinghe HU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
MRI(magnetic resonance imaging);
pancreatic carcinoma;
diagnosis
- From:
Chinese Medical Equipment Journal
2004;0(08):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate MRI diagnostic accuracy and clinical value on the pancreatic carcinoma.Methods 79 patients with suspected pancreatic carcinoma were imaged by T1-weighted spin-echo pulse sequences and T2-weighted fast spin-echo pulse sequences in axial,sagittal and coronal planes with a pelvic phased-array coils.Results 43 patients were diagnosed as pancreatic carcinoma using MR imaging,in which 39 patients were proved pathologically by biopsy.Conclusion MRI is effective diagnostic modality in localizing and staging pancreatic carcinoma and guiding for the choice of pancreatic carcinoma treatment.
