Comparison between benign and malignant lesions in spinal magnetic resonance imaging, using diffusion sequences.

Abstract

For several decades, magnetic resonance has had a great diagnostic importance, based mainly on T1, T2 and STIR sequences. DWI and ADC diffusion sequences have been under study for several years due to their great use and importance in evaluating structures such as the abdomen, musculoskeletal and especially in pathologies located in the skull. Due to their great diagnostic value, diffusion sequences in magnetic resonance have been studied as a tool for the evaluation of spinal pathologies, since it emerges as an alternative in constant evolution that could help to better characterize benign and malignant lesions in the spine and at the same time be able to guarantee adequate, efficient and early treatment for pathologies that are constantly increasing in morbidity.