Feasibility of proton chemical shift imaging with a stereotactic headframe.
To prove feasibility of proton chemical shift imaging ((1)H CSI) during stereotactic procedure, authors performed (1)H CSI in combination with a stereotactic headframe and selected targets according to local metabolic information, evaluated the pathologic results. The (1)H CSI directed stereotactic biopsy was performed in four patients. (1)H CSI and conventional Gd-enhancement stereotactic MRI were performed simultaneously after the fitting of a stereotactic headframe. Focal areas of increased phosphocholine(Cho)/phosphocreatine(Cr) and Lactate/Cr ratios were selected as target sites in the stereotactic MR images. (1)H CSI is possible with the stereotactic headframe in place. Pathologic samples taken from areas of increased Cho/Cr ratios and decreased NAA/Cr ratios provided information upon increased cellularity, mitoses and cellular atypism, and facilitated diagnosis. Pathologic samples taken from areas of increased Lac/Cr ratio showed predominant feature of necrosis. (1)H CSI was feasible with the stereotactic headframe in place. The final pathologic results obtained were concordant with the local metabolic information from (1)H CSI. We believe that (1)H CSI-directed stereotactic biopsy has the potential to significantly improve the accuracy of stereotactic biopsy targeting.
Baik
Hyun-Man
HM
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Kangnam St Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, #505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Ku, 137-040, Seoul, South Korea.
Choe
Bo-Young
BY
Son
Byung-Chul
BC
Kim
Moon-Chan
MC
Kim
Euy-Neying
EN
Lee
Hyoung-Koo
HK
Suh
Tae-Suk
TS
D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000295:instrumentation; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D002794:Choline / Q000378:metabolism; D003401:Creatine / Q000378:metabolism; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019344:Lactic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011522:Protons; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*
D011522:Protons; D019344:Lactic Acid; D003401:Creatine; D002794:Choline