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I have been a thoracic surgery specialist for over 40 years. During that time, I have been utilizing MRI examinations an...
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English T2-WEIGHTED IMAGING (T2WI) FOR DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN LUNG CANCER AND BENIGN PULMONARY NODULES AND MASSES (BPNMs)
We concluded that T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) was useful for differential diagnosis between lung cancer and PNMs.Usuda K,...
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MRI (DWI) is useful for differential diagnosis of benign and malignant lesions in the whole body. MRI (DWI) can be avai...
English COMPARISON BETWEEN CURRENT PET-CT AND MRI
PET-CT (FDG-PET/CT: 18-fluoro-2-deoxy-glucose positron emission tomography / computed tomography) has been the primary m...
English THREE NEW METHDS OF DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS BETWEEN LUNG CANCER AND BENIGN PULMONARY NODULES AND MASSES (BPNMs)
We proved that the combined assessment of DWI and T2WI (①), inside/wall ADC ratio (②）and whole-lesion ADC histogram (③) ...
English DWIBS FOR DETECTION OF RECURRENCE AND METASTASIS AFTER SURGERY OF LUNG CANCER
We reported that DWIBS could detect recurrence and metastasis with a better accuracy after surgery of lung cancer.Usuda ...
English A medical textbook about using MR diffusion weighted imaging for the diagnosis of lung cancer was published in the United Kingdom!
The book deals with the diagnosis and the images of lung cancer. It was published in the United Kingdom, by IOP publish...
English PULMONARY NODULES AND MASSES (PNMs). MRI vs PET-CT
We reported that MRI of diffusion-weighted imaging and T2-weighted imaging is superior than FDG-PET/CT for differential ...
English SUTURE RECURRENCE AND SUTURE GRANULOMA AFTER PULMONARY RESECTION FOR LUNG CANCER
Usefulness of MRI for the differential diagnosis of suture recurrence and suture granuloma after pulmonary resection for...