Table 2 Pathological findings and their mean ADC values
From: Role of diffusion-weighted MRI in characterization of mediastinal masses
Diagnosis | No. | % | Mean ADC value |
|---|---|---|---|
Bronchogenic carcinoma | 10 | 22.8 | 0.79 ± 0.14 × 10−3 mm2/s |
Lymphoma | 7 | 15.9 | 0.84 ± 0.43 × 10−3 mm2/s |
Germ cell tumor | 3 | 6.8 | 1.058 ± 0.921 × 10−3 mm2/s |
Liposarcoma | 2 | 4.5 | 1.05 ± 0.63 × 10−3 mm2/s |
Metastatic nodes from breast cancer | 1 | 2.3 | 1.033 ± 0.3 × 10−3 mm2/s |
Metastatic nodes from RCC | 1 | 2.3 | 1.033 ± 0.3 × 10−3 mm2/s |
Synovial sarcoma | 1 | 2.3 | 0.9 × 10−3 mm2/s |
Undifferentiated carcinoma | 2 | 4.5 | 0.9 × 10−3 mm2/s |
Neuroendocrinal tumor | 2 | 4.6 | 1.5 × 10−3 mm2/s |
Neurogenic tumor | 6 | 13.6 | 1.08 ± 0.32 × 10−3 mm2/s |
Rhabdomyosarcoma | 1 | 2.3 | 0.5 × 10−3 mm2/s |
Thymic tumor | 5 | 11.4 | 1.08 ± 0.32 × 10−3 mm2/s |
Bronchogenic cyst | 1 | 2.3 | 1.7 × 10−3 mm2/s |
Paracardiac cyst | 1 | 2.3 | 1.8 × 10−3 mm2/s |
Not diagnosed | 1 | 2.3 | 0.7 × 10−3 mm2/s |