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Differentiation between benign and malignant mediastinal tumors as well as characterization and grading of malignancy which is essential for treatment planning as well as for prognosis
Differentiation between benign and malignant mediastinal tumors as well as characterization and grading of malignancy is essential for treatment planning as well as for prognosis .
MRI presents valuable diagnostic information in assessing the mediastinum. In addition, special applications have been developed over recent years diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging is one such technique The advent of echo-planar imaging technique has rendered diffusion weighted imaging of the abdomen and thoracic cavity possible .
Quantitative assessment of the mediastinal mass is possible by calculation of apparent diffusion co-efficient value ,which is related to the proportion of extracellular and intracellular component.
The apparent diffusion co-efficient is inversely correlated with tissue cellularity. It is lower in viable tumor tissue with densely packed diffusion-hindering obstacles than in tissue with less densely packed obstacles such as tumor necrosis and benign tissue .
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRI diffusion | Radiation | using MRI diffusion to differentiate between benign and malignant mediastinal masses |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| sensitivity and specificity of magnetic resonance imaging diffusion in mediastinal masses | up to one month |
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patients with mediastinal masses
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noha Mohammed Ali Attia, lecturer | Contact | 00201001238435 | nohamohammedali@yahoo.com | |
| Mostafa Thabet Hussein, professor | Contact | 00201122999878 | Thabet.mostafa@yahoo.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Mostafa Thabet Hussein, professor | Assiut University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assiut university | Asyut | Egypt |
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| the investigator had gained some information from this site | View source |
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Differentiation between benign and malignant mediastinal tumors as well as characterization and grading of malignancy which is essential for treatment planning as well as for prognosis
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D008479 | Mediastinal Neoplasms |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013899 | Thoracic Neoplasms |
| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D008477 | Mediastinal Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D056324 | Diffusion Tensor Imaging |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D059906 | Neuroimaging |
| D003952 | Diagnostic Imaging |
| D019937 | Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures |
| D003933 | Diagnosis |
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| D013896 |
| Thoracic Diseases |
| D012140 | Respiratory Tract Diseases |
| D038524 |
| Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| D008279 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| D014054 | Tomography |
| D003943 | Diagnostic Techniques, Neurological |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |