Clinical Application of MR Spectroscopy and Imaging of Brain Tumor.

Publication/Presentation Date

1-1-2010

Abstract

Advanced imaging techniques, including diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI), and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) can provide more information than that regarding anatomy. These techniques have been commonly used in the clinical field and recently been shown useful in diagnosing brain tumors, especially in cases difficult to specify using conventional imaging. Differentiation requires more than attention to each advanced image. Diagnostic accuracy improves by combining information from MRS with that from other sequences, such as maps of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and fractional anisotropy (FA) generated from DTI and of cerebral blood volume (CBV) generated from PWI. We show clinical applications of advanced imaging techniques, combined MRS, for brain tumor.

Volume

9

Issue

4

First Page

167

Last Page

175

ISSN

1880-2206

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

21187685

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article

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