The added value of PET/Ce-CT/DW-MRI fusion in assessment of XXXX : PET/Ce-CT/DW-MRI fusion in @entity99 .

@entity1 @entity82 @entity706 @entity5 @entity2286 @entity3 @entity157 @entity99
INTRODUCTION: The liver hosts a variety of benign and @entity5 . Accurate diagnosis can be challenging in certain cases, especially in @entity1 with a history of @entity5 or in those with underlying liver pathology, such as @entity82 . OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the added clinical value of multi-modality liver imaging utilizing PET/Ce-CT/DW-MRI for characterization of @entity99 ( @entity99 ) and compare it with each diagnostic modality when interpreted alone. METHODS: The study included 35 @entity1 with @entity99 . They were 7 females _ 28 males; their age ranged from 41 to 78years, all @entity1 underwent PET/Ce-CT and DW-MRI scans. Ce-CT, PET and DW-MR images were reviewed independently, and then combined PET/Ce-CT, PET/DW-MRI and PET/Ce-CT/DW-MRI scans were analyzed. The results were correlated with histopathology or clinical/imaging follow-up. RESULTS: The 35 @entity1 had 98 focal lesions. Fifty-three lesions were finally diagnosed as primary @entity157 , 18 lesions were @entity3 , 7 lesions were @entity706 and 20 lesions were benign. On a @entity1 based analysis; the sensitivity, specificity, @entity2286 , NPV and accuracy were 100%, 67%, 94%, 100% and 94% for PET/Ce-CT compared to 97%, 83%, 97%, 83% and 94 % for DW-MRI, respectively. Combined PET/Ce-CT/DW-MR scans raise those parameters up to 100%. On a lesion based analysis; the sensitivity, specificity, @entity2286 , NPV and accuracy were 94%, 75%, 94%, 75%, 90% for PET/Ce-CT compared to 94%, 95%, 99%, 97% and 94 % for DW-MRI, respectively. All these parameters were 100 % with PET/Ce-CT/DW-MRI. CONCLUSIONS: The addition of DW-MRI to PET/Ce-CT is valuable in the characterization of @entity99 .
