Sentence examples for characterisation of lesions from inspiring English sources

However, because of the large number of studies on this subject with sometimes conflicting results, the utility of ADC measurements in the characterisation of lesions remains unclear.

A brain MRI with GBCA is useful in patients with suspected IE and neurological symptoms, providing superior detection and characterisation of lesions compared to CT, with reported sensitivity for clinically symptomatic cerebral lesions of 100%%, versus 81%% for contrast-enhanced CT [24].

The aim of our study was to explore the feasibility of a new approach for liver imaging using two CAs with different x-ray attenuation properties for an improved visualisation and automated detection and characterisation of lesions: a dual-contrast single-scan SPCCT protocol.

This again suggests that for characterisation of lesions an examination time of 10 min is sufficient.

To improve the detection and characterisation of lesions, a number of intravenous MRI contrast agents have been developed.

The correct characterisation of lesions was accomplished in 64% with CT and in 89% with MRI (p<0.001).

It is concluded that the use of contrast-enhanced MRI for the noninvasive diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma can make an important contribution to patient prognosis, and in the identification and characterisation of liver lesions such as distinguishing between malignant and benign lesions.

Detection and characterisation of liver lesions on conventional CT is based on differences in the attenuation values between lesions and the normal liver parenchyma.

However characterisation of small lesions, less than 1.5 cm, is difficult and as up to 50% of small lesions, particularly if solitary, may be benign, biopsy proof is important, especially if management will be altered[ 15].

Whilst MRI can provide some further characterisation of the lesions of DSRCT (such as the presence of intra lesional haemorrhagic necrosis), these characteristics do not occur frequently enough with this tumour to make the findings helpful in differentiating DSRCT from other tumours.

Characterisation of liver lesions in these patients is a challenge for radiologists as LM are difficult to differentiate from benign liver lesions such as of haemangioma.