The utility of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in differentiation of endometriomas from hemorrhagic ovarian cysts

dc.contributor.authorBalaban, Mehtap
dc.contributor.authorIdilman, Ilkay S.
dc.contributor.authorToprak, Huseyin
dc.contributor.authorUnal, Ozlem
dc.contributor.authorIpek, All
dc.contributor.authorKocakoc, Ercan
dc.date.accessioned2026-08-12T17:16:41Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentFırat Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThe aim was to determine the utility of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW MRI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurements in differentiation of endometrioma and hemorrhagic ovarian cyst. A total of 24 female patients who underwent pelvic MRI with an initial diagnosis of ovarian cyst were included in the study. The final diagnosis was endometrioma in 12 patients and hemorrhagic ovarian cyst in 12 patients. We observed significantly lower ADC values in endometriomas compared with hemorrhagic ovarian cysts in all b values. DW MRI with quantitative ADC measurements can be used for differentiation of endometrioma from hemorrhagic ovarian cysts. (C) 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.05.003
dc.identifier.endpage833
dc.identifier.issn0899-7071
dc.identifier.issn1873-4499
dc.identifier.issue5
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-4297-4930
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1913-2404
dc.identifier.pmid25986161
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84940450937
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage830
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.05.003
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11508/52359
dc.identifier.volume39
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000360776900018
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Science Inc
dc.relation.ispartofClinical Imaging
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260511
dc.subjectEndometrioma
dc.subjectHemorrhagic ovarian cyst
dc.subjectMRI
dc.subjectDWI and ADC
dc.titleThe utility of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in differentiation of endometriomas from hemorrhagic ovarian cysts
dc.typeArticle

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