Radiologia BrasileiraPub Date : 2025-06-02eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0108
Marielle Malucelli Mallmann, Fernando Linhares Pereira, Maria Cristina Chammas, Márcio Luís Duarte, Ana Maria Andrade, Emilton Lima Júnior, Odery Ramos Júnior
{"title":"Liver stiffness assessed by elastography for the evaluation of hepatocellular carcinoma risk in patients with fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Marielle Malucelli Mallmann, Fernando Linhares Pereira, Maria Cristina Chammas, Márcio Luís Duarte, Ana Maria Andrade, Emilton Lima Júnior, Odery Ramos Júnior","doi":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0108","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0108","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to systematically review the highest-quality evidence regarding the cutoff value in kPa for the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound-based liver elastography in comparison with reference standards, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography, and liver biopsy. In addition, we assessed the presence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its associated implications in clinical and diagnostic contexts. We conducted a search using Medical Subject Headings across PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Scopus, and Lilacs for articles published up to June 6, 2024. Of 1,131 studies identified, 33 were eligible and 8 met the quality criteria, as evaluated with the \"RTI Item Bank\" and \"QUADAS-2\" tools, following the PICO strategy. The mean elasticity of the liver parenchyma among patients with confirmed HCC was 18.77 kPa (95% CI: 16.28-21.27), making ultrasound liver elastography useful as a predictor of the diagnosis by gold-standard methods such as MRI. Ultrasound elastography is a low-cost, accessible, and noninvasive diagnostic tool capable of estimating liver elasticity in patients with HCC. However, due to the heterogeneity of the articles included in this review, further prospective studies are needed in order to confirm and standardize a cutoff stiffness value for early HCC screening, which could improve patient outcomes, particularly in resource-limited settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":20842,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia Brasileira","volume":"58 ","pages":"e20240108"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12157276/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144275838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Radiologia BrasileiraPub Date : 2025-05-21eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0096-en
Luís Ronan Marquez Ferreira de Souza, Cinthia Callegari Barbisan, Cecília Vidal de Souza Torres, Isadora Balderama Canedo
{"title":"Critical comparison of American and European classifications of müllerian anomalies: pros and cons.","authors":"Luís Ronan Marquez Ferreira de Souza, Cinthia Callegari Barbisan, Cecília Vidal de Souza Torres, Isadora Balderama Canedo","doi":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0096-en","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0096-en","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Müllerian anomalies represent a spectrum of congenital malformations of the female reproductive tract. Over the decades, various classifications have been developed to categorize these anomalies. Based on a classification proposed by Kaufmann and Jarcho in 1946, the classification devised by the American Fertility Society in 1988 was considered simple and practical; although it faced criticism for its subjectivity and limitations in classifying complex anomalies, it was widely adopted. In 2013, the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology and the European Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy introduced a more detailed classification, which, albeit more complex and with a risk of overdiagnosis, also included cervical and vaginal anomalies. In 2021, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine updated the classification with the aim of simplifying and improving diagnostic accuracy, expanding the categories, and defining more objective criteria. This new classification seeks to facilitate communication among professionals and enhance clinical management, emphasizing the importance of continuous updates to improve reproductive outcomes and the quality of life for patients affected by these anomalies. This article aims to discuss the strengths and limitations of each of these classifications, offering a critical analysis of their impact on the diagnosis and treatment of müllerian anomalies. It also seeks to highlight aspects that may be refined in future revisions to achieve greater diagnostic precision and clinical applicability.</p>","PeriodicalId":20842,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia Brasileira","volume":"58 ","pages":"e20240096"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12139404/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144234956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Radiologia BrasileiraPub Date : 2025-05-20eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0093
Marcos Antonio Dias Lima, Carlos Frederico Motta Vasconcelos, Roberto Macoto Ichinose, Antonio Mauricio Ferreira Leite Miranda de Sá
{"title":"Classification of non-small cell lung cancer by histologic subtype using deep learning in public and private data sets of computed tomography images.","authors":"Marcos Antonio Dias Lima, Carlos Frederico Motta Vasconcelos, Roberto Macoto Ichinose, Antonio Mauricio Ferreira Leite Miranda de Sá","doi":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0093","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0093","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To develop a deep learning system to classify non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by histologic subtype-adenocarcinoma or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)-from computed tomography (CT) images in which the tumor regions were segmented, comparing our results with those of similar studies conducted in other countries and evaluating the accuracy of automated classification by using data from the Instituto Nacional de Câncer, Brazil.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>To develop the classification system, we employed a 2D U-Net neural network for semantic segmentation, with data augmentation and preprocessing steps. It was pretrained on 28,506 CT images from The Cancer Image Archive, a private database, and validated on 2,015 of those images. To develop the classification algorithm, we used a VGG16-based network, modified for better performance, with 3,080 images of adenocarcinoma and SCC from the Instituto Nacional de Câncer database.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The algorithm achieved an accuracy of 84.5% for detecting adenocarcinoma and 89.6% for detecting SCC, with sensitivities of 91.7% and 90.4%, respectively, which are considered satisfactory when compared with the values obtained in similar studies.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The system developed appears to provide accurate automated detection, as well as tumor segmentation and classification of NSCLC subtypes of a local population using deep learning networks trained using public image data sets. This method could assist oncological radiologists by improving the efficiency of preliminary diagnoses.</p>","PeriodicalId":20842,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia Brasileira","volume":"58 ","pages":"e20240093"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12142743/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144249290","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Radiologia BrasileiraPub Date : 2025-05-08eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0065-en
Thiago Bernardo Carvalho de Almeida, João Otávio de Souza Carvalho, Lucas Tonhá de Castro, Eduardo Misao Nishimura, Lucas Bernardo Carvalho de Almeida, Luciano Pascarelli
{"title":"Analysis of the incidence of false-negative results for SLAP lesions on magnetic resonance imaging.","authors":"Thiago Bernardo Carvalho de Almeida, João Otávio de Souza Carvalho, Lucas Tonhá de Castro, Eduardo Misao Nishimura, Lucas Bernardo Carvalho de Almeida, Luciano Pascarelli","doi":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0065-en","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0065-en","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the false-negative rate in the diagnosis of superior labrum anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesions on unenhanced 1.5-T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This was a retrospective analysis of the medical records of 24 patients who regularly engaged in physical activity and underwent surgery for reconstruction of the rotator cuff or for glenohumeral instability, comparing the result of the MRI examination with the intraoperative findings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eighteen patients (75%) were male and six (25%) were female. False-negative results for SLAP lesions were observed in 83% of the MRI examinations.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>For SLAP-type lesions, MRI has low diagnostic sensitivity. Arthroscopy appears to be the most efficient tool for the diagnosis of such lesions.</p>","PeriodicalId":20842,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia Brasileira","volume":"58 ","pages":"e20240065"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12091166/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144111685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Radiologia BrasileiraPub Date : 2025-05-01eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0104
Eduardo Thadeu de Oliveira Correia, Jad Badreddine, Rasim Boyacioglu, Madison E Kretzler, Mark A Griswold, David Sheyn, Chris A Flask, Yong Chen, Adonis Hijaz, Leonardo Kayat Bittencourt
{"title":"Quantitative assessment of bladder tissue properties using magnetic resonance fingerprinting: a pilot feasibility study in healthy volunteers.","authors":"Eduardo Thadeu de Oliveira Correia, Jad Badreddine, Rasim Boyacioglu, Madison E Kretzler, Mark A Griswold, David Sheyn, Chris A Flask, Yong Chen, Adonis Hijaz, Leonardo Kayat Bittencourt","doi":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0104","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0104","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the feasibility of performing magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) of the bladder and quantify the T1 and T2 relaxation times of the bladder wall in healthy female volunteers, before and after voiding.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>Volunteers without lower urinary tract symptoms underwent pelvic MRF. Five axial MRF slices of the bladder were obtained before and after voiding. Regions of interest were annotated on MRF T1 maps: one on the anterior bladder wall, and one on a lateral wall. Annotations made on T1 maps were subsequently copied to coregistered T2 maps. Student's t-tests for paired samples were employed to compare the T1 and T2 values obtained before voiding with those obtained after voiding.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eight volunteers were included. The mean preand post-void T1 relaxation times were 1,575 ± 93 ms and 1,476 ± 138 ms, respectively. The mean preand post-void T2 relaxation times were 55 ± 21 ms and 53 ± 8 ms, respectively. The mean T1 relaxation times were 6% lower after voiding than before (<i>p</i> = 0.035).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The use of MRF to quantify T1 and T2 relaxation times in the bladder appears to be feasible. Our results can serve as a reference for studies investigating T1 and T2 relaxation times in patients with malignant or nonmalignant bladder disorders.</p>","PeriodicalId":20842,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia Brasileira","volume":"58 ","pages":"e20240104"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12087349/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144102520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Radiologia BrasileiraPub Date : 2025-05-01eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0107
Anna Luisa Silva Campos, Kezia de Souza Pinheiro, Matheus Leite Rassele, Marcos Rosa-Júnior
{"title":"The spectrum of radiological findings in neurocryptococcosis: case series and systematic review.","authors":"Anna Luisa Silva Campos, Kezia de Souza Pinheiro, Matheus Leite Rassele, Marcos Rosa-Júnior","doi":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0107","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0107","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study involved a retrospective analysis of nine cases of neurocryptococcosis (eight from our institution and one from another institution) seen between May 2014 and May 2022, together with a systematic review of the literature indexed in the PubMed, Embase, and Lilacs databases. Clinical and radiological features of those cases were further refined via an additional comprehensive literature review. The following search string was employed: cryptococcosis AND central nervous system AND (magnetic resonance imaging OR X-ray computed tomography). The search was limited to articles published between July 1978 and May 2022. Two authors, working independently, searched for and selected studies that met the inclusion criteria, and another author reviewed conflicts in a blinded manner. We used Rayyan.ai software to organize the studies, and the review was structured in accordance with the 2020 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Understanding the prevalence of different patterns of neurocryptococcosis is crucial for improving diagnosis and supporting decision-making in clinical practice. Our review of the literature demonstrated that imaging examinations are a valuable resource for early diagnosis, as well as for assessment of the initial extent and pattern of the disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":20842,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia Brasileira","volume":"58 ","pages":"e20240107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12087350/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144102524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Radiologia BrasileiraPub Date : 2025-04-25eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0102
Elazir Barbosa Mota Di Puglia, Pedro Augusto Nascimento Daltro, Heron Werner Junior, Miriam Menna Barreto, Flávia Angélica Ferreira Francisco, Sérgio Ferreira Alves Junior, Ivonete Siviero, Claudia Renata S Paio Rezende, Edson Marchiori
{"title":"Ultrasound findings for the diagnosis of biliary atresia in neonates.","authors":"Elazir Barbosa Mota Di Puglia, Pedro Augusto Nascimento Daltro, Heron Werner Junior, Miriam Menna Barreto, Flávia Angélica Ferreira Francisco, Sérgio Ferreira Alves Junior, Ivonete Siviero, Claudia Renata S Paio Rezende, Edson Marchiori","doi":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0102","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate and identify the main abdominal ultrasound findings in patients with biliary atresia (BA).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This was a retrospective study of the ultrasound images of 44 patients with neonatal cholestasis. We excluded 18 patients in whom a final diagnosis of BA was not confirmed or who were lost to clinical follow-up. The main ultrasound findings evaluated were gallbladder length and morphology; triangular cord thickness; hepatic artery enlargement; hepatic subcapsular flow; cysts in the porta hepatis; presence of a distinct triangular cord with linear, tubular, or round hypoechoic portions; and polysplenia syndrome.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Abnormal gallbladder morphology and triangular cord thickening were the main ultrasound findings in the patients with BA. Gallbladder abnormalities were present in all patients. Hepatic artery enlargement was the third most common finding, present in 19 (73%) patients. Six patients (23%) had subcapsular arterial flow and four (15%) had cysts in the porta hepatis. Hypoechoic or cystic portions of the triangular cord were present in three patients (11%), and we found that BA was accompanied by polysplenia syndrome in three patients (11%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Ultrasound is the examination of greatest diagnostic relevance in the investigation of cholestasis in newborns and infants; it enables the establishment of BA suspicion and the indication for laparotomy with intraoperative cholangiography.</p>","PeriodicalId":20842,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia Brasileira","volume":"58 ","pages":"e20240102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12076785/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144079910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hepatic cysts: a survival guide.","authors":"Matheus Menezes Gomes, Gabriella Aquino Gouveia Cagliari, Eduardo Oliveira Pacheco, Ulysses Santos Torres, Giuseppe D'Ippolito","doi":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0101-en","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0101-en","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hepatic cysts are quite common in the daily practice of radiologists and are generally described as simple cysts or as cystic lesions sparsely distributed throughout the parenchyma, often without the discrimination they merit. Simple cysts have, by definition, thin walls, one or two thin septa, and homogeneous fluid content. Such cysts include congenital epithelial cysts, biliary hamartomas, and peribiliary cysts, as well as those representing Caroli's disease or polycystic liver disease. Complex cysts have variable walls, septa, and contents. They also have various etiologies. A detailed assessment of the clinical history and imaging characteristics can assist in making the diagnosis and choosing a course of clinical management. In this review, hepatic cysts are divided, for educational purposes, into five categories: congenital, traumatic, neoplastic, inflammatory, and miscellaneous.</p>","PeriodicalId":20842,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia Brasileira","volume":"58 ","pages":"e20240101en"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12071424/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144042713","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Radiologia BrasileiraPub Date : 2025-04-14eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0103
Fernando Revoredo Rego, Yuri López Zenteno, Fritz Kometter Barrios
{"title":"Prevalence of incidentally detected pancreatic cysts on magnetic resonance imaging in an adult population in Latin America.","authors":"Fernando Revoredo Rego, Yuri López Zenteno, Fritz Kometter Barrios","doi":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0103","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the prevalence of incidentally detected pancreatic cystic lesions (PCLs) in adult patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>We included radiological records of consecutive adult patients who underwent MRI at our institution during a one-year period (January to December of 2023). We collected clinical and radiological data, including the presence or absence of cysts in the liver and kidneys.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 1,211 MRI records were included. We identified PCLs in 138 patients, corresponding to a prevalence of 11.4%. That prevalence was 9.51% in men and 12.52% in women (p = 0.112). The patients with incidental PCLs (64.57 ± 13.15) were significantly older than were those without (mean age, 64.57 ± 13.15 years vs. 51.01 ± 15.27 years; <i>p</i> < 0.001). Of the 138 patients with PCLs, 53 (38.41%) had at least one liver cyst and 83 (60.14%) had at least one kidney cyst. In 69 patients (50.0%), the radiological diagnosis of the incidental cysts was intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm. In the univariate analysis, the presence of PCLs was associated with age, liver cysts, and kidney cysts, although it was associated with only age and kidney cysts in the multivariate analysis.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In our study sample, the prevalence of incidentally detected PCLs was 11.4%. That prevalence increased significantly with age but did not differ by sex.</p>","PeriodicalId":20842,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia Brasileira","volume":"58 ","pages":"e20240103"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12013487/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144042734","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Radiologia BrasileiraPub Date : 2025-04-11eCollection Date: 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0064
Suneela Shaukat, Ali Mansoor, Nawaz Rashid, Zara Shaukat, Umar Amin, Sobia Mazhar
{"title":"Diagnostic accuracy of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging for cervical lymph node metastasis from oral cancer.","authors":"Suneela Shaukat, Ali Mansoor, Nawaz Rashid, Zara Shaukat, Umar Amin, Sobia Mazhar","doi":"10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/0100-3984.2024.0064","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine the accuracy of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) for the diagnosis of cervical lymph node metastasis from oral cancer.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the Radiology Department of the Mayo Hospital, in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. We included 150 patients diagnosed with oral cancer. Ages ranged from 18 to 60 years of age. During the study period, all of the patients included underwent magnetic resonance imaging, including a DWI sequence, in a 1.5-T scanner with a phased-array head and neck coil. Patients with contraindications to magnetic resonance (aneurysm, a pacemaker, clips, plates, a prosthetic valve, or claustrophobia) were excluded. In the DWI sequence, the area scanned included the lymph nodes from suprasternal notch to the base of the skull. Histopathology of the lymph nodes was employed as the gold standard.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy of DWI for the diagnosis of oral cancer metastasis to cervical lymph nodes, with histopathology as the gold standard, was 90.57%, 91.75%, 94.68%, 90.57%, and 91.33%, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings indicate that DWI is fairly accurate for detecting metastases in the cervical lymph nodes of patients with oral cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":20842,"journal":{"name":"Radiologia Brasileira","volume":"58 ","pages":"e20240064"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12005712/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144021035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}