Does the SUVmax of FDG-PET/CT Correlate with the ADC Values of DWI in Musculoskeletal Malignancies?

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Ozturk M., Polat A. V., Canbaz Tosun F., Selcuk M. B.

JOURNAL OF THE BELGIAN SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGY, vol.105, no.1, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 105 Issue: 1
• Publication Date: 2021
• Doi Number: 10.5334/jbsr.2378
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE BELGIAN SOCIETY OF RADIOLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Keywords: PET-CT, diffusion-weighted MRI, bone neoplasm, soft tissue sarcoma, correlation study, APPARENT DIFFUSION-COEFFICIENT, POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY, SOFT-TISSUE TUMORS, F-18-FDG PET/CT, WEIGHTED MRI, DIFFERENTIATION, BENIGN, PREDICTOR, BODY
• Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the correlation of maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) of F-18-Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) with the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) in musculoskeletal malignancies.