The differences of water diffusion between brain tissue infiltrated by tumor and peritumoral vasogenic edema.
The differences between peritumoral brain tissue infiltrated by tumor and vasogenic edema were prospectively evaluated by comparing the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) of peritumoral areas of infiltrative tumors (anaplastic astrocytomas and glioblastomas) to that of peritumoral areas of noninfiltrative tumors (metastatic carcinomas) on 54 patients. Peritumoral ADCs indicated the possibility of differentiation between tumor infiltration and vasogenic edema, as well as between primary gliomas and metastases.
Pavlisa
Goran
G
Clinical Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb Medical School, Zagreb, Croatia. goran.pavlisa@zg.t-com.hr
Rados
Marko
M
Pavlisa
Gordana
G
Pavic
Ladislav
L
Potocki
Kristina
K
Mayer
Davor
D
D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D005260:Female; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged