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Diffusion weighted MR imaging in differentiation of low grade gliomas
QIAN Yin-feng  YIN Min-min  YU Yong-qiang 

DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2010.01.007.


[Abstract] Objective: To assess the value of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) in the differentiation of intracranial low grade gliomas.Materials and Methods: Twenty-one patients with pathologically proved low grade gliomas were divided into three groups: 9 astrocytomas (AC, grade II), 5 oligodendrogliomas (OD, grade II) and 7 oligodendroastrocytomas (OA, grade II). The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and exponent diffusion coefficient (EDC) values in tumor solid part, peritumor edema and contralateral white matter of each tumor were measured, relative ADC (rADC) and relative EDC (rEDC) was calculated. Mean values of ADC, rADC, EDC and rEDC were analyzed among the three groups.Results: Mean ADC and rADC of tumor solid part were 1.12 and 1.52 for OD, 1.14 and 1.48 for OA, 1.93 and 2.38 for AC respectively. Mean EDC and rEDC of tumor solid part was 0.33 and 0.70 for OD, 0.32 and 0.71 for OA, 0.15 and 0.34 for AC, respectively. There was significant difference (P<0.01) between OD and AC, OA and AC in all parameters of tumor solid part. However, no significant difference was found between OD and OA in all parameters of tumor solid part. In peritumor edema, the difference was not significant among the three groups in all parameters.Conclusion: DWI may be helpful in differentiating OD and OA from AC, but not between OD and OA.
[Keywords] Magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion；Glioma, low grade

QIAN Yin-feng Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China

YIN Min-min Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China

YU Yong-qiang* Department of Radiology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230022, China

*Correspondence to: Yu YQ, E-mail: shenyx@ustc.edu.cn

Conflicts of interest   None.

Received  2010-01-04
Accepted  2010-01-15
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2010.01.007
DOI:10.3969/j.issn.1674-8034.2010.01.007.

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