CEREBRAL BLOOD-VOLUME MAPS OF GLIOMAS - COMPARISON WITH TUMOR GRADE AND HISTOLOGIC-FINDINGS
CEREBRAL BLOOD-VOLUME MAPS OF GLIOMAS - COMPARISON WITH TUMOR GRADE AND HISTOLOGIC-FINDINGS
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DOI:
10.1148/radiology.191.1.8134596
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发表时间:
1994-04-01
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影响因子:
19.7
通讯作者:
ROSEN, BR
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作者:
ARONEN, HJ;GAZIT, IE;ROSEN, BR
PURPOSE: To assess the utility of magnetic resonance (MR) cerebral blood volume (CBV) maps in the evaluation of gliomas.MATERIALS AND METHODS: CBV maps from 19 patients with histologically proved gliomas were calculated from dynamic MR image sets acquired with echo-planar spin-echo imaging after intravenous injection of gadolinium-based contrast material.RESULTS: The maximum CBV varied from 0.82 to 5.40 in the high-grade group (n = 13) and from 1.01 to 1.21 in the low-grade group (n = 6). The difference was statistically significant. Maximum CBV was associated with mitotic activity and vascularity, but not with cellular atypia, endothelial proliferation, necrosis, or cellularity.CONCLUSION: MR CBV maps provided diagnostic information not available with conventional MR imaging in six cases and offers a functional parameter for assessing glioma grade and regions of focal activity.