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Diffusion-Weighted MRI of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Preliminary Assessment of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Histologic Subtypes

Ritu R. Gill, Shigeaki Umeoka, Hatsuho Mamata, Tamara R. Tilleman, Peter Stanwell, Reiko Woodhams, Robert F. Padera, David J. Sugarbaker, Hiroto Hatabu

American Journal of Roentgenology · 2010 · 86 citations · 20 references

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Abstract

The ADC values of epithelioid mesothelioma are higher than those of sarcomatoid mesothelioma. There is no significant difference between the ACD values of biphasic and those of sarcomatoid MPM.

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