Proton MR spectroscopy improves discrimination between tumor and pseudotumoral lesion in solid brain masses

C Majós, C Aguilera, J Alonso… - American journal …, 2009 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Differentiating between tumors and pseudotumoral
lesions by conventional MR imaging may be a challenging question. This study aims to …

Brain tumor classification by proton MR spectroscopy: comparison of diagnostic accuracy at short and long TE

C Majós, M Julia-Sape, J Alonso… - American Journal …, 2004 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Different TE can be used for obtaining MR spectra of brain
tumors. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of the TE used in brain …

Discrimination between neoplastic and nonneoplastic brain lesions by use of proton MR spectroscopy: the limits of accuracy with a logistic regression model

J Butzen, R Prost, V Chetty… - American journal …, 2000 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The most accurate method of clinical MR spectroscopy
(MRS) interpretation remains an open question. We sought to construct a logistic regression …

Accuracy of single-voxel proton MR spectroscopy in distinguishing neoplastic from nonneoplastic brain lesions.

SD Rand, R Prost, V Haughton… - American journal …, 1997 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
PURPOSE To measure the accuracy of single-voxel, image-guided proton MR spectroscopy
in distinguishing normal from abnormal brain tissue and neoplastic from nonneoplastic brain …

Clinical application of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the diagnosis of intracranial mass lesions

W Möller-Hartmann, S Herminghaus, T Krings… - Neuroradiology, 2002 - Springer
Diagnosis of primary and secondary brain tumours and other focal intracranial mass lesions
based on imaging procedures alone is still a challenging problem. Proton magnetic …

A systematic literature review of magnetic resonance spectroscopy for the characterization of brain tumors

W Hollingworth, LS Medina… - American journal …, 2006 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Proton MR spectroscopy (1H-MR spectroscopy) is a
potentially useful adjunct to anatomic MR imaging in the characterization of brain tumors …

Proton MR spectroscopy and preoperative diagnostic accuracy: an evaluation of intracranial mass lesions characterized by stereotactic biopsy findings

IM Burtscher, G Skagerberg, B Geijer… - American journal …, 2000 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: MR imaging has made it easier to distinguish among the
different types of intracranial mass lesions. Nevertheless, it is sometimes impossible to base …

Contrast/Noise ratio on conventional MRI and choline/creatine ratio on proton MRI spectroscopy accurately discriminate low-grade from high-grade cerebral gliomas

N Fayed, H Morales, PJ Modrego, MA Pina - Academic radiology, 2006 - Elsevier
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: Histopathology is the gold standard to establish the grade
of brain tumors but biopsy and/or surgery are not always possible. The aim of this study is to …

Can proton MR spectroscopic and perfusion imaging differentiate between neoplastic and nonneoplastic brain lesions in adults?

R Hourani, LJ Brant, T Rizk… - American journal …, 2008 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Noninvasive diagnosis of brain lesions is important for the
correct choice of treatment. Our aims were to investigate whether 1) proton MR …

Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H MRS) of human brain tumours: assessment of differences between tumour types and its applicability in brain tumour …

C Majós, J Alonso, C Aguilera, M Serrallonga… - European …, 2003 - Springer
Our objective was to evaluate the usefulness of proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1
H MRS) in categorizing brain tumours. In vivo single-voxel 1 H MRS at an echo time of 136 …