Value of non-Gaussian diffusion imaging with a fractional order calculus model combined with conventional MRI for differentiating histological types of cervical cancer
This study aimed to evaluate the value of a fractional order calculus (FROC) model combined with conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for differentiating cervical adenocarcinoma (CAC) from squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) with 9 b values (0-2000s/mm β was significantly lower in the CAC group than in the SCC group (0.682 ± 0.054 vs. 0.723 ± 0.084, P = 0.035), while D and μ were not significantly different between the two groups (D, P = 0.171; μ, P = 0.127). There was no significant difference in the ADC value between the two groups (P = 0.053). In conventional MRI features, enhanced-T The FROC model can serve as a noninvasive and quantitative imaging technique for differentiating CAC from SCC. β combined with ADC and enhanced-T