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Differentiation between benign and malignant mediastinal tumors as well as characterization and grading of malignancy which is essential for treatment planning as well as for prognosis


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Differentiation between benign and malignant mediastinal tumors as well as characterization and grading of malignancy is essential for treatment planning as well as for prognosis .

MRI presents valuable diagnostic information in assessing the mediastinum. In addition, special applications have been developed over recent years diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging is one such technique The advent of echo-planar imaging technique has rendered diffusion weighted imaging of the abdomen and thoracic cavity possible .

Quantitative assessment of the mediastinal mass is possible by calculation of apparent diffusion co-efficient value ,which is related to the proportion of extracellular and intracellular component.

The apparent diffusion co-efficient is inversely correlated with tissue cellularity. It is lower in viable tumor tissue with densely packed diffusion-hindering obstacles than in tissue with less densely packed obstacles such as tumor necrosis and benign tissue . ;


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NCT number NCT03214341
Study type Observational
Source Assiut University
Contact Noha Mohammed Ali Attia, lecturer
Phone 00201001238435
Email nohamohammedali@yahoo.com
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date December 1, 2017
Completion date December 30, 2019

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