American Journal of Neuroradiology, Vol 18, Issue 6 1057-1072, Copyright © 1997 by American Society of Neuroradiology
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Proton MR spectroscopy of squamous cell carcinoma of the extracranial head and neck: in vitro and in vivo studies
SK Mukherji, S Schiro, M Castillo, L Kwock, KE Muller and W Blackstock
Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599, USA.
PURPOSE: To determine the ability of in vitro one-dimensional and two- dimensional proton MR spectroscopy to help differentiate squamous cell carcinoma of the extracranial head and neck from normal tissues and to correlate the in vitro observations with clinical studies. METHODS: In vitro 1-D and 2-D correlated proton MR spectroscopy (11 T) was performed in tissue specimens of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (n = 19), in normal tissue (n = 13), in metastatic cervical lymph nodes (n = 3), and in a squamous cell carcinoma cell line. In vivo 1-D proton MR spectroscopy (1.5 T) was performed in patients with squamous cell carcinoma (n = 7) and in healthy volunteers (n = 7). The ratio of the areas under the choline (Cho) and creatine (Cr) resonances were calculated for 1-D proton MR spectra for the in vitro tissue studies and correlated with the in vivo studies. Data from in vitro 2-D correlated spectroscopy were analyzed for differences in the presence or absence of various metabolites in samples of tumor and normal tissue. Statistical analysis consisted of 2 x 2 factorial repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA), discriminate analysis, and chi2 test. RESULTS: The mean in vitro 1-D proton MR spectroscopic Cho/Cr ratio was significantly higher in tumor than in normal tissue. The difference between the mean ratios appeared to increase with increasing echo time. All in vivo tumor Cho/Cr ratios were greater than the calculated mean in vitro tumor ratio, whereas six of the seven volunteers had no detectable Cho and Cr resonances. Two-dimensional correlated MR spectroscopic data revealed that a variety of amino acids have a significantly greater likelihood of being detected in tumor than in normal tissues. CONCLUSIONS: One-dimensional and 2-D proton MR spectroscopy can help differentiate primary squamous cell carcinoma and nodal metastases containing squamous cell carcinoma from normal tissue both in vitro and in vivo. In addition, 2-D spectroscopy can help identify the presence of certain amino acids in squamous cell carcinoma that are not detected in normal tissue.
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