Sinonasal secretions: evaluation by diffusion-weighted imaging and apparent diffusion coefficients

Matthew L. White, Yan Zhang

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Abstract

This study retrospectively reviewed magnetic resonance images of 20 patients with sinonasal inflammatory diseases. Forty-four areas of sinonasal secretions were analyzed with correlation between the signal ratios on T2-weighted images and the diffusion-weighted imaging signal ratios or apparent diffusion coefficients (ADCs). ADCs decreased in direct proportion to the signal ratios on the T2-weighted images (P<.001, r=.56). Given the correlation between the ADCs and the physiological state of sinonasal secretions, ADCs may provide quantitative information useful to the diagnosis of sinonasal inflammatory disease.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)382-386
Number of pages5
JournalClinical Imaging
Volume32
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2008

Keywords

  • Apparent diffusion coefficient
  • Diffusion-weighted imaging
  • Sinonasal secretion

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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