Breast Cancer: Diffusion Kurtosis MR Imaging—Diagnostic Accuracy and Correlation with Clinical-Pathologic Factors

Abstract

DKI showed higher specificity than did conventional diffusion-weighted imaging for assessment of benign and malignant breast lesions. Patients with grade 3 breast cancer or tumors with high expression of Ki-67 were associated with higher kurtosis and lower diffusivity coefficients; however, this association must be confirmed in prospective studies.