Diffusion-Weighted Echo-Planar 3 T MRI and Minimum ADC Mapping in the Differential Diagnosis of Ovarian Masses with Solid Components: Comparison with Mean ADC Mapping

Tomohiro Namimoto¹, Toshinori Hirai¹, Kosuke Morita¹, Daisuke Utsunomiya¹, Seitaro Oda¹, Fumi Sakaguchi¹, Yasuyuki Yamashita¹

The purpose of our study is to determine the accuracy of DW imaging in the characterization of ovarian masses with solid components and to clarify the relationship between ADCmean and ADCmin with solid components of the ovarian tumors in patients undergoing pelvic 3T MR imaging.