Pulsed arterial spin labeling applications in brain tumors: practical review.
Few institutions use MRI perfusion without contrast injection called arterial spins labeling (ASL) routinely in clinical setting. After general considerations concerning the different ASL techniques and quantitative issues, we will detail a pulsed sequence that can be used on a clinical 1.5-T MR unit. We will discuss and illustrate the use of ASL in tumoral diseases for diagnosis, gliomas grading, stereotactic biopsy guidance and for follow-up after treatment.
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Département d'imagerie morphologique et fonctionnelle, centre hospitalier de Sainte-Anne, 1, rue Cabanis, 75674 Paris cedex, France. thomastourdias@yahoo.fr
Rodrigo
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Oppenheim
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Naggara
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Varlet
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Amoussa
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Calmon
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Roux
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Meder
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D001706:Biopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005910:Glioma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D013113:Spin Labels; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques
D013113:Spin Labels