To compare the quantitative parameters of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) with diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) for assessment of the histological characteristics of rectal cancer.
Methods:
Twenty rectal cancer patients and twenty-three healthy volunteers underwent DKI scans (
b
=0
500
1 000
1 500
2 000 s/mm
²
respectively; three diffusion directions). The values of mean diffusion (MD)
mean kurtosis (MK)
apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and pathologic findings between the two groups were compared using independent sample t test and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analyses.
Results:
The values of MD
MK and ADC in healthy volunteers were 1.3710-3 mm2/s
0.960.11
(0.760.12)10
-3
mm
2
/s
respectively
and in rectal cancer patients were (1.100.12)10
-3
mm
2
/s
1.220.16
(0.600.06)10
-3
mm
2
/s
respectively. There were significant differences between the two groups (
P
0.05). The area under the curve (AUC) for MD value (0.928) could better distinguish rectal cancer from healthy volunteers than that for MK value (0.909) and ADC value (0.907).
Conclusion:
The preliminary findings suggest that DKI can predict rectal cancer. The parameters MD and MK are better than ADC in predicting rectal cancer.
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