Abstract
Purpose: To detect fat status and differentiate histotypes of renal masses by using Dixon technique. Materials and methods: This study included 134 solid renal masses. Signal intensity index (SII) and fat fraction (FF) in different histotypes were compared. Results: Only angiomyolipoma (AML), clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC), and papillary RCC were confirmed to contain fat. The FF of 16.8% can effectively differentiate AML from clear cell RCC, so did the SII of 9.2% can differentiate clear cell RCC from non-clear cell RCC and rare benign histotypes. Conclusion: Dixon technique successfully evaluated the fat status and histotypes of renal masses.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 12-22 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Clinical Imaging |
Volume | 51 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 2018 |
Keywords
- Dixon technique
- Fat status
- Histotype
- Solid renal masses
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging