Table II.
Detection of cancer with magnetic resonance imaging.
| Patient number | Final diagnosis | Stagea | T1WI | T2WI | DWI | DWIBS/T2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hepatocellular carcinoma | T3a | (+) | (+) | (+) | (+) |
| 2 | Hepatocellular carcinoma | T2 | (−) | (−) | (+) | (+) |
| 3 | Hepatocellular carcinoma | T3b | (+) | (+) | (+) | (+) |
| 4 | Hepatocellular carcinoma | T3b | (+) | (+) | (+) | (+) |
| 5 | Hepatocellular carcinoma | T2 | (+) | (+) | (+) | (+) |
| 6 | Metastatic liver cancer | NA | (+) | (+) | (+) | (+) |
| 7 | Metastatic liver cancer | NA | (+) | (+) | (+) | (+) |
| 8 | Metastatic liver cancer | NA | (+) | (+) | (+) | (+) |
| 9 | Metastatic liver cancer | NA | (+) | (+) | (+) | (+) |
| 10 | Pancreatic cancer | T3 | (+) | (+) | (+) | (+) |
| 11 | Pancreatic cancer | T4 | (−)b | (−)b | (+) | (+) |
| 12 | Pancreatic cancer | T3 | (−) | (−) | (+) | (+) |
| 13 | Renal cell carcinoma | T1b | (+) | (+) | (+) | (+) |
| 14 | Malignant lymphomac | NA | (+) | (+) | (+) | (+) |
a
American joint committee on cancer classification (7th edition).
b
Head of pancreas slightly swollen without any difference in the intensity compared with the surrounding tissue.
c
Originating from the para-aortic lymph node. T1WI, T1-weighted image; T2WI, T2-weighted image; DWI, diffusion-weighed image; DWIBS/T2, diffusion-weighted whole-body imaging with background body signal suppression T2-weighted image fusion; (+), positive results; (−), negative results; NA, not applicable.