Prospective evaluation of intracranial cystic mass lesions with in vivo proton MR spectroscopy
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Introduction: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an established technique for the evaluation of intracranial mass lesions. It is highly sensitive yet relatively nonspecific. It is not always possible to characterize these lesions on MRI. In-vivo MR spectroscopy (MRS) has shown its utility in the differential diagnosis of cystic intracranial mass lesions (1-3). The results of these studies are based on the retrospective analysis. We performed prospective study to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the technique in differentiation of these cystic lesions.
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Pii: S0730-725x(01)00224-7
Proton MR spectroscopy (PMRS) has been found to be useful in differentiating various cystic intracranial lesions. The purpose of the present study was to prospectively evaluate the spectral pattern of various cystic lesions of brain with similar imaging appearances and to determine the accuracy of this technique in the differential diagnosis of these lesions. Fifty-one patients with intracrania...
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