Can Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging Be Used as a Tool to Predict Extrathyroidal Extension in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma?

Abstract

The ADC value can be demonstrated an effective tool for evaluating the aggressiveness with the histological feature of ETE in PTC. In particular, ADC value at b = 500 s/mm² showed the best performance for noninvasive preoperative evaluation of ETE.