Diffusion weighted MRI and 18F-FDG PET/CT in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): does the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) correlate with tracer uptake (SUV)?

Marc Regier; Thorsten Derlin; Dorothee Schwarz; Azien Laqmani; Frank Oliver Henes; Michael Groth; Jan Hendrik Buhk; H Kooijman; Gerhard Adam

doi:10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.11.050

Diffusion weighted MRI and 18F-FDG PET/CT in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): does the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) correlate with tracer uptake (SUV)?

Marc Regier
Thorsten Derlin
Dorothee Schwarz
Azien Laqmani
Frank Oliver Henes
Michael Groth
Jan Hendrik Buhk
H Kooijman
Gerhard Adam

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Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Abstract

To investigate the potential correlation of the apparent diffusion coefficient assessed by diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI) and glucose metabolism determined by the standardized uptake value (SUV) at 18F-FDG PET/CT in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Bibliographical data

Original language	English
Article number	10
ISSN	0720-048X
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.11.050
Publication status	Published - 01.10.2012