[Ovarian metastases from ventricular cancer diagnosed using diffusion-weighted 3T magnetic resonance imaging].

: A 58-year-old female with a non-resectable ventricular cancer was followed by conventional 3.0 T magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the pelvis and abdomen including diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI). B-values were 0 and 1,000 seconds/mm2, and the apparent diffusion coefficient was calculated. At one control, ovarian metastases were detected by DWI, but did not show on conventional T2 and T1. The ovarian metastases were surgically removed and histologically verified - even though metastasectomy is controversial. In conclusion, DWI at 3.0 T is feasible and can improve the detection of metastatic disease compared with conventional MRI.