TY  - JOUR
TI  - Effect of Renal Vein Variations on Apparent Diffusion Coefficient in Asymptomatic Patients
AB  - Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate whether renal veinvariations had an effect on apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC)values in diffusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).Methods: Images of 958 patients who underwent MRI betweenJanuary 2017 and October 2018 were retrospectively evaluatedfor renal vein variations based on the records obtained from theimage archive. Forty-six patients with renal vein variations andthirty patients of similar age and gender as the control groupenrolled in the study. The ADC values of both kidneys weremeasured at low-high b values.Results: The ADC values in the left kidney were lower than inthe right kidney in both groups (2.04x10-3± 0.22x10-3 mm2/sec,1.96x10-3±0.17x10-3 mm2/sec, for the renal vein variation group;p=0.008 and 2.08x10-3±0.13x10-3 mm2/sec, 1.94x10-3±0.11x10-3mm2/sec, for the control group; p=0.0001). However, no significantdifference was found between the renal vein variation and controlgroups in terms of the ADC values in both kidneys.Conclusion: Renal vein variations had no effect on renal ADCvalues in asymptomatic patients. Further studies can provideadditional information for symptomatic patient groups.
AU  - Gündoğdu, elif
AU  - KEBAPÇI, MAHMUT
AU  - Emekli, Emre
AU  - OĞUZMAN, MEHMET
DO  - 10.4274/haseki.galenos.2020.6378
PY  - 2020
JO  - Haseki Tıp Bülteni
VL  - 58
IS  - 5
SN  - 1302-0072
SP  - 428
EP  - 434
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/427651
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