THE ADDED VALUE OF DIFFUSION WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING IN THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN BLAND AND MALIGNANT PORTAL VEIN THROMBUS | ||
| ALEXMED ePosters | ||
| Article 1, Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2024, Pages 22-23 | ||
| Document Type: Preliminary preprint short reports of original research | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/alexpo.2024.265219.1779 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed Mohallel Hamed1; Amr El-abd2; Yomna Mohamed Ihab Samy Reda* 2 | ||
| 1Department of Radio-Diagnosis , Faculty of Medicine , Alexandria University , Egypt. | ||
| 2Department of Radiodiagnosis and Intervention, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Introduction: HCC represents > 90% of primary hepatic tumors. It ranks as the 5th most common cancer worldwide and the 2nd leading cause of death among male patients after lung cancer. The diagnosis of HCC is made nowadays by non-invasive criteria where imaging studies play main role. HCC has tendency for microvascular invasion with invasion of portal vein being reported in 35%-50% of HCC cases. Concomitant bland and malignant PVT coexist as well. The differentiation between bland and malignant PVT is crucial as it’s hugely implicated in the diagnosis, staging, prognosis of the disease, and the treatment plans. DW MRI is an emerging non invasive imaging technique, that doesn’t need contrast administration. It’s very sensitive in tissue characterization and can be used to differentiate between bland and malignant PVT. Aim of the work: To evaluate the role of DW MRI in combination with mean ADC values in differentiating between bland and malignant portal vein thrombus. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| DWMRI; BLAND; MALIGNANT; PVT | ||
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