Proton MR spectroscopy of common brain tumors.
Proton MR spectroscopy allows differentiation of normal tissues from pathologic ones. There is now evidence that this technique may be able to distinguish different histological grades of tumors. The proton MR spectroscopic changes due to treatment of brain tumors is discussed in this article.
Castillo
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Department of Radiology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill 27599-7510, USA. castillo@med.unc.edu
Kwock
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D005910:Glioma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy