title: Conventional MRI, DWI and MR-spectroscopy in the study of focal brain lesions.
abstract: A case of a patient with neurologic symptoms is reported. Baseline MRI findings were inconclusive to establish a definitive diagnosis. The worsened neurologic and neuroradiologic pattern directed towards a diagnosis of tumor. A second MRI examination and MR-spectroscopy confirmed the hypothesis based on both the diagnosis of nature of the lesion and the histological characterization of the surgical specimen. The technique of MR-spectroscopy is briefly described.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Radiologia, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, Policlinico A. Gemelli, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaudino
authors.forename: Rosa Maria
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Lotito
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Di Veronica
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vadalà
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cianfoni
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tartaglione
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male