Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and apparent diffusion coefficient in evaluation of solid brain lesions
Author(s) -
Dragana Ristić-Baloš,
Svetlana Gavrilović,
Slobodan Lavrnić,
Brankica Vasić,
Marija Macvanski,
Dusan Damjanovic,
Tatjana Stošić-Opinćal
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp110223044r
Subject(s) - creatine , effective diffusion coefficient , choline , magnetic resonance imaging , pathology , proton magnetic resonance , diffusion mri , medicine , pathological , nuclear medicine , in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy , tumor grade , nuclear magnetic resonance , chemistry , radiology , immunohistochemistry , physics
Advanced magnetic resonance techniques can provide insight in physiological changes within pathological canges and contribute to better distinquishing between different tumor types and their discrimination from non-neoplastic lesions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) and apparent diffusion coefficients (ADC) in distinguishing intracranial glial tumors from tumor like nonneoplastic lesions, as well as for differentiating high- from low-grade gliomas.
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