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*Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of apendiceal cancer. | *Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of apendiceal cancer. | ||
*Diffusion weighted MRI has been shown to be the modality of choice for peritoneal carcinomatosis evaluation. | *Diffusion weighted MRI has been shown to be the modality of choice for peritoneal carcinomatosis evaluation. <ref name="pmid22302265">Low RN, Barone RM (2012) [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22302265 Combined diffusion-weighted and gadolinium-enhanced MRI can accurately predict the peritoneal cancer index preoperatively in patients being considered for cytoreductive surgical procedures.] ''Ann Surg Oncol'' 19 (5):1394-1401. [http://dx.doi.org/10.1245/s10434-012-2236-3 DOI:10.1245/s10434-012-2236-3] PMID: [https://pubmed.gov/22302265 22302265]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:
Overview
Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of apendiceal cancer. Diffusion weighted MRI has been shown to be the modality of choice for peritoneal carcinomatosis evaluation.
MRI
- Abdominal MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of apendiceal cancer.
- Diffusion weighted MRI has been shown to be the modality of choice for peritoneal carcinomatosis evaluation. [1]
References
- ↑ Low RN, Barone RM (2012) Combined diffusion-weighted and gadolinium-enhanced MRI can accurately predict the peritoneal cancer index preoperatively in patients being considered for cytoreductive surgical procedures. Ann Surg Oncol 19 (5):1394-1401. DOI:10.1245/s10434-012-2236-3 PMID: 22302265