@Article{Pawlik2016,
journal="Polish Journal of Pathology",
issn="1233-9687",
volume="67",
number="4",
year="2016",
title="Comparison of apparent diffusion coefficient in diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and morphological assessment of breast tumors",
abstract="The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between the apparent diffusion coefficient in diffusion-weighted magnetic (DWM) resonance imaging (MRI) and selected morphological parameters of the breast lesions. Diffusion-weighted imaging data and the pathology reports of 160 women treated surgically between January 2011 and March 2015 were analyzed. When classified, 107 invasive carcinomas, 13 pre-invasive carcinomas and 40 benign lesions were identified. The mean apparent diffusion coefficient was significantly lower for invasive carcinomas than benign lesions of the breast (0.87 ±0.02 vs. 1.58 ±0.04; p < 0.001). What is more there was an inverse correlation between value of apparent diffusion coefficient in diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and the grade of breast carcinomas (p = 0.04).",
author="Pawlik, Tomasz
and Ryś, Janusz",
pages="398--403",
doi="10.5114/pjp.2016.65874",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/pjp.2016.65874"
}