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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2010; 16(13): 1567-1576
Published online Apr 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i13.1567
Table 1 Reported ADC values in different types of lesions in the liver
StudyType of lesionnADC value mm2/s, BH (SD)ADC value mm2/s, RT (SD)
Taouli et al[10]
b-valuesBenign182.21 (0.60)2.39 (0.44)
0, 50, 500 s/mm2Malignant111.04 (0.27)1.16 (0.33)
Goshima et al[13]
b-valuesHemangioma121.23-2.23 (0.2-1.2)2
100, 200, 400, 800 s/mm2Cyst153.70-4.72 (0.9-1.2)2
Metastases70.99-1.70 (0.5-1.1)2
HCC211.08-1.79 (0.3-10.9)2
Kandpal et al[14]
b-valueHemangioma112.22 (0.45)2.36 (0.48)
0, 500 s/mm2Cyst112.66 (0.44)2.90 (0.51)
FNH32.03 (0.24)2.15 (0.18)
Abscess61.21 (0.36)1.13 (0.43)
Metastases381.06 (0.36)1.13 (0.41)
HCC121.22 (0.34)1.27 (0.42)
Gourtsoyianni et al[18]1
b-valuesHemangioma71.90
0, 50, 500, 1000 s/mm2Cyst152.55
Metastases130.99 (0.22)
HCC21.38
Oner et al[19]
b-valuesHemangioma51.72 (0.30)
0, 500 s/mm2Cyst32.34 (0.36)
Metastases61.03 (0.24)
Demir et al[23]1
0, 1000 s/mm2Benign241.09-3.36 (0.32/0.28)3
Malignant170.54-1.24 (0.07/0.14)3
Bruegel et al[24]1
b-valuesHemangioma561.92 (0.34)
50, 300, 600 s/mm2Cyst513.02 (0.31)
FNH41.40 (0.15)
Metastases821.22 (0.31)
HCC111.05 (0.09)
Holzapfel et al[25]1
b-valuesHemangioma181.69 (0.34)
50, 300, 600 s/mm2Cyst712.61 (0.57)
FNH/adenoma6/91.43 (0.22)
Metastases761.08 (0.32)
HCC171.12 (0.28)
Table 2 Performance of DWI and conventional MRI in the detection of liver metastases n (%)
StudySensitivitySpecificityAccuracyPPVNPV
Vandecaveye et al[30]
> 20 mm
B600 SI ratio10081.894.993.3100
T2-CE MRI96.481.892.393.190.0
< 20 mm
B600SI ratio91.282.986.781.691.9
T2-CE MRI67.661.064.059.069.4
Koh et al[32]1
MnDPDP MRI81.393.088-92
DWI 0, 150, 500 BH78.395.083-90
MnDPDP MRI and DWI92.297.094-96
DWI RT88-91
T2 MRI45-62
Nasu et al[36]
DWI RT (0, 500)8294
SPIO MRI6690