Influence of gadolinium-based contrast agent on DWI and ADC values in breast lesions
Kay van der Hoogt1, Robert-Jan Schipper1, Ronni Wessels1, Cees de Graaf1, Arjan te Boekhorst1, Leon ter Beek2, Regina Beets-Tan1, and Ritse Mann1
1Radiology, the Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 2Medical Physics, the Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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preliminary data shows a decrease in ADC after contrast administration.
Table 2: ADC measures for pre and post-contrast DWI
Figure 1: Bland-altman plot for all lesions, comparing pre and post-contrast ADC