Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy and diffusion-weighted imaging of tumefactive demyelinating plaque.
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Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy, diffusion-weighted axonography, and diffusion tensor tractography in a patient with tumefactive demyelination plaque (TDP) were evaluated for differential diagnosis from glioblastoma. The findings of glutamate and glutamine elevations on magnetic resonance spectroscopy and apparent tracts within the lesion on axonography and tractography were unlikely to represent glioblastoma, and were thus useful for the preoperative diagnosis of TDP.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neurologia medico-chirurgica
دوره 49 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2009