23Na-MRI of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme after intraoperative radiotherapy: technical note
23Na-MRI of recurrent glioblastoma multiforme after intraoperative radiotherapy: technical note
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DOI:
10.1007/s00234-014-1468-2
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发表时间:
2015-03-01
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2.8
通讯作者:
Ong, Melissa M.
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作者:
Haneder, Stefan;Giordano, Frank A.;Ong, Melissa M.
We report the first case of an intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) in a patient with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) who was followed up with a novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method-Na-23-MRI-in comparison to a standard contrast-enhanced H-1-MRI and F-18-FET-PET.A 56-year-old female patient with diagnosed GBM in July 2012 underwent tumor resection, radiochemotherapy, and three cycles of chemotherapy. After a relapse, 6 months after the initial diagnosis, an IORT was recommended which was performed in March 2013 using the INTRABEAM system (Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, Germany) with a 3-cm applicator and a surface dose of 20 Gy. Early post-operative contrast-enhanced and 1-month follow-up H-1-MRI and a F-18-FET-PET were performed. In addition, an IRB-approved Na-23-MRI was performed on a 3.0-T MR scanner (MAGNETOM TimTrio, Siemens Healthcare, Germany).After re-surgery and IORT in March 2013, only a faint contrast enhancement but considerable surrounding edema was visible at the medio-posterior resection margins. In April 2013, new and progressive contrast enhancement, edema, Na-23 content, and increased uptake in the F-18-FET-PET were visible, indicating tumor recurrence. Increased sodium content within the area of contrast enhancement was found in the Na-23-MRI, but also exceeding this area, very similar to the increased uptake depicted in the F-18-FET-PET. The clearly delineable zone of edema in both examinations exhibits a lower Na-23 content compared to areas with suspected proliferating tumor tissue.Na-23-MRI provided similar information in the suspicious area compared to F-18-FET-PET, exceeding conventional H-1-MRI. Still, Na-23-MRI remains an investigational technique, which is worth to be further evaluated.