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Scrotal disorders: evaluation of testicular enhancement patterns at dynamic contrast-enhanced subtraction MR imaging.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11012448     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: To evaluate testicular enhancement patterns in various scrotal disorders at dynamic contrast medium-enhanced subtraction magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-two patients with scrotal symptoms (22 testicular diseases, 20 extratesticular scrotal disorders) underwent three-dimensional (3D) fast field-echo or fast spin-echo dynamic subtraction MR imaging after injection of paramagnetic contrast medium. The relative percentages of peak height and mean slope of the testes on the affected side were compared with those on the unaffected side by using time-signal intensity curves. RESULTS: Extratesticular scrotal disorders (time-signal intensity curve mean peak height, 93.1%; mean slope, 89.8%) showed gradual and progressive increase in homogeneous testicular contrast enhancement in all normal testes. Relative percentages of peak height and mean slope of testicular torsion (mean peak height, 17.3%; mean slope, 10.6%), infarction (mean peak height, 30.4%; mean slope, 19.8%), traumatic hemorrhagic necrosis (mean peak height, -3.5%; mean slope, -12.0%), and epidermoid cyst (mean peak height, -6.6%; mean slope, -14.2%) were significantly lower than those of extratesticular scrotal disorders. Acute mumps orchitis (mean peak height, 135.1%; mean slope, 307.5%) and malignant testicular tumor (mean peak height, 178.7%; mean slope, 467.6%) showed higher relative percentages of peak height and mean slope. CONCLUSION: Dynamic contrast-enhanced subtraction MR imaging can provide information about testicular perfusion on the basis of contrast enhancement and can be used to differentiate testicular diseases from scrotal disorders.
Authors:
Y Watanabe; M Dohke; K Ohkubo; T Ishimori; Y Amoh; A Okumura; K Oda; T Hayashi; Y Dodo; Y Arai
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiology     Volume:  217     ISSN:  0033-8419     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiology     Publication Date:  2000 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-10-17     Completed Date:  2000-10-17     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401260     Medline TA:  Radiology     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  219-27     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Depts of Radiology, and Urology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, 1-1-1 Miwa, Kurashiki, 710-8602, Japan. yw5904@kchnet.or.jp
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Child
Child, Preschool
Contrast Media
Diagnosis, Differential
Gadolinium DTPA / diagnostic use
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Scrotum* / blood supply
Subtraction Technique
Testicular Diseases / diagnosis*
Testis / blood supply
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media; 80529-93-7/Gadolinium DTPA
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Radiology. 2000 Oct;217(1):14-5   [PMID:  11012418 ]

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