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Abstract #0979

Diffusion-Weighted MRI (DWI) with Fast Advanced Spin-Echo Sequence: Comparison of N-Stage Assessment with DWI with Echo-Planar Imaging and FDG-PET/CT in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients

Yoshiharu Ohno 1,2 , Shinichiro Seki 3 , Hisanobu Koyama 3 , Takeshi Yoshikawa 1,2 , Sumiaki Matsumoto 1,2 , Yoshiko Ueno 3 , Katsusuke Kyotani 4 , Yoshimori Kassai 5 , Masao Yui 5 , Hitoshi Yamagata 5 , and Kazuro Sugimura 3

1 Advanced Biomedical Imaging Research, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, 2 Division of Functional and Diagnostic Imaging Research, Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, 3 Division of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, 4 Center for Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Kobe University Hospital, KObe, Hyogo, Japan, 5 Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Tochigi, Japan

Clinicians are frequently asked to evaluate the accurate N-stage because it is essential for choosing the appropriate surgical treatment for NSCLC patients. We hypothesized that diagnostic performance for N-stage assessment on DWI with FASE sequence had higher than that on DWI with EPI sequence and FDG-PET/CT in NSCLC patients. The purpose of this study was directly compare the capability for N-stage assessment of DWI using an FASE sequence (FASE-DWI) with that of DWI using the EPI sequence (EPI-DWI) and PET/CT in NSCLC patients.

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