Diffusion-weighted imaging diagnostic algorithm in patients with suspected pleural malignancy

The purpose of this study was to analyze the diagnostic performance and clinical application of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in patients with suspected pleural malignancy (PM).A retrospective review of patients with suspected PM was performed from March 2014 to August 2018 (NCT02320617). All patients underwent chest DWI and computed tomography (CT) with cytological or histopathological findings as reference standards. The diagnostic...