Upper GI 2017

DWI in pelvic cancer

Author

N pts Tumour Comment

sens spec

Lin

EC/CC Used cut-off ADC value

0.83

0.98

Identified 5mm positive node

Kim 125 CC

0.87

0.80

Chen

61

0.83

0.75

Thoeny

Prostate Combined DWI and USPIO Signif

increase

Choi

163 CC

Minimum ADC correlated best with FDG avidity

0.86

Nakai

18 Gynae No difference in size or ADC between benign and mal LN

Roy

259 Pelvic

No difference in ADC btw benign and malignant LN

Thoeny Radiol 14

120 Bladder/p rostate

Prospective, 3T. All had normal size nodes (per patient & per side)

0.64-0.79 0.43-0.64

0.79-0.85