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Volume 3 Issue 1 (January - March, 2015)

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To evaluate how well MRI can distinguish between benign and malignant lesions based on the various signal characteristics of the intralesional tissue
Mohammed Hasan, Vishal Saraswat

Aim: The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well MRI can distinguish between benign and malignant lesions based on the various signal characteristics of the intralesional tissue. Material and methods: This research comprised a total of sixty different patients. With the exception of patients who had emergencies due to trauma, every patient was seen by appointment only. Their doctors gave them advice and answered any questions they had. All of the patients' significant clinical results were meticulously documented. The majority of the patients were examined without any kind of preliminary medicine being administered. A sedative was administered, under the supervision of an anesthesiologist, to smaller children and patients who were not cooperating with the procedure. In addition to obtaining a pertinent medical history about allergies and fitness for the contrast study, the renal function tests were also examined. Results: Out of total study participants 60 patients, 40 cases were malignant and 20 cases were benign. The majority of tumors had a hypointense appearance on the T1W studies (55%) but a hyperintense appearance on the T2W pictures (85%). On T2W images, the presence of heterogenous hyperintensity was seen more often in malignant lesions than in benign lesions. In the following, we will discuss the sensitivity and specificity of this trait in predicting malignancy. According to the statistics, heterogenous hyperintensity has a greater sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV in predicting malignancy. Additionally, the p value indicates that there is a substantial difference between malignant and benign lesions. (Chi = 15.85; p = 0.0001). Conclusion: As a result of this investigation, we came to the conclusion that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the method of choice for the assessment of soft tissue cancers since it is very sensitive in the identification of soft tissue tumors practically all of the time.

 
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