Effect of region of interest on interobserver variance in apparent diffusion coefficient measures

KARADENİZ BİLGİLİ M. Y., Unal B.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY, vol.25, no.1, pp.108-111, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.108-111
  • Lokman Hekim University Affiliated: No

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values derived from diffusion-weighted MR imaging are useful measurements for assessment of cellular alterations in pathologic conditions of the brain. In this study, two radiologists independently quantitated ADCs and region-of interest sizes in prespecified locations of human brain to test interobserver ADC variance and the effect of varying ROI sizes on ADC differences.