{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,20]],"date-time":"2026-10-20T01:11:17Z","timestamp":1792458677630,"version":"4.5.0"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences","issue":"9","content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Pak J Med Sci"],"abstract":"<jats:p>Objective: To assess the effectiveness of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) in the detection of non-palpable undescended testis (NPUT) and to compare DW-MRI results with surgical findings.\r\nMethods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out at Dow Institute of Radiology, Dow University of Health Sciences. Karachi on a cohort of patients who underwent DW-MRI for suspected NPUT between 15th September, 2022 to 16th March, 2023. The study included 175 boys below the age of 16 years with history of clinically non-palpable testes. MRI scans were acquired using additional DWI sequence. Two radiology faculty of more than five years of experience independently evaluated the DW-MRI images for the presence or absence of testes in its normal anatomical position, abnormal location, side and size of testes.\r\nResults: Out of the 175 patients, DW-MRI successfully detected 128 (73.1%) non-palpable undescended testes. Statistical analysis in clinically detected cases of showed sensitivity of NPTU 0.8%, specificity of 92.5%, diagnostic accuracy 94.29%, positive predictive value 97.7%, and negative predictive value 84.1% for localizing undescended testes with Diffusion Weighted DW-MRI taking surgical findings as gold standard.\r\nConclusion: DWI sequences complement the conventional MRI, increasing its sensitivity and diagnostic accuracy. By facilitating early and accurate diagnosis, DW-MRI has the potential to streamline patient management, reduce unnecessary surgical exploration, and ultimately improve the long-term reproductive health and quality of life for individuals with undescended testes.\r\ndoi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12669\/pjms.40.9.8905\r\nHow to cite this: Naz N, Walid A, Rahim A, Lajpat K. Utility of diffusion weighted Magnetic Resonance Imagining to detect non-palpable undescended testis. Pak J Med Sci. 2024;40(9):2069-2073. doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12669\/pjms.40.9.8905\r\nThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.12669\/pjms.40.9.8905","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,10]],"date-time":"2024-09-10T17:38:57Z","timestamp":1725989937000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Utility of diffusion weighted Magnetic Resonance Imagining to detect non-palpable undescended testis"],"prefix":"10.12669","volume":"40","author":[{"given":"Nasreen","family":"Naz","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ayesha","family":"Walid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anila","family":"Rahim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Komal","family":"Lajpat","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"4935","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,25]]},"container-title":["Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/pjms.org.pk\/index.php\/pjms\/article\/download\/8905\/2352","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/pjms.org.pk\/index.php\/pjms\/article\/download\/8905\/2352","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,9]],"date-time":"2026-05-09T11:46:23Z","timestamp":1778327183000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/pjms.org.pk\/index.php\/pjms\/article\/view\/8905"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,25]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"9","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,9]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.12669\/pjms.40.9.8905","relation":{},"ISSN":["1681-715X","1682-024X"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1681-715X","type":"electronic"},{"value":"1682-024X","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2024,9,25]]}}}