TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of perfusion-weighted imaging at 3 Tesla in the assessment of malignancy of cerebral gliomas
AU - COSTANZO, A. DI
AU - POLLICE, S.
AU - TROISI, F.
AU - GIANNATEMPO, GM
AU - POPOLIZIO, T.
AU - CANALIS, L.
AU - ARMILLOTTA, M.
AU - MAGGIALETTI, A.
AU - CARRIERO, Alessandro
AU - TEDESCHI, G.
AU - SCARABINO, T.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Purpose. This study was performed to clarify the role of perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) at 3 Tesla in the characterisation of haemodynamic heterogeneity within gliomas and surrounding tissues and in the differentiation of high-grade from low-grade gliomas. Materials and methods. We examined 36 patients with histologically verified gliomas (25 with high-grade and 11 with low-grade gliomas). PWI was performed by first-pass gadopentetate dimeglumine T2*-weighted echo-planar images, and cerebral blood volume (CBV) maps were computed with a nondiffusible tracer model. Relative CBV (rCBV) was calculated by dividing CBV in pathological areas by that in contralateral white matter. Results. In high-grade gliomas, rCBV were markedly increased in mass [mean±standard deviation (SD), 4.3±1.2] and margins (4.0±1.1) and reduced in necrotic areas (0.3±0.3). Oedematous-appearing areas were divided in two groups according to signal intensity on T2-weighted images: tumour with lower (nearly isointense to grey matter) and oedema with higher (scarcely isointense to cerebrospinal fluid) signal intensity. Tumour showed significantly higher rCBV than did oedema (1.8±0.5 vs. 0.5±0.2; p<0.001) areas. In low-grade gliomas, mass (2.0±1.5) and margin (2.2±1.2) rCBV were significantly lower than in high-grade gliomas (p<0.001). Conclusions. Three-Tesla PWI helps to distinguish necrosis from tumour mass, infiltrating tumour from oedema and high-grade from low-grade gliomas. It enhances the magnetic resonance (MR) assessment of cerebral gliomas and provides useful information for planning surgical and radiation treatment.
AB - Purpose. This study was performed to clarify the role of perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI) at 3 Tesla in the characterisation of haemodynamic heterogeneity within gliomas and surrounding tissues and in the differentiation of high-grade from low-grade gliomas. Materials and methods. We examined 36 patients with histologically verified gliomas (25 with high-grade and 11 with low-grade gliomas). PWI was performed by first-pass gadopentetate dimeglumine T2*-weighted echo-planar images, and cerebral blood volume (CBV) maps were computed with a nondiffusible tracer model. Relative CBV (rCBV) was calculated by dividing CBV in pathological areas by that in contralateral white matter. Results. In high-grade gliomas, rCBV were markedly increased in mass [mean±standard deviation (SD), 4.3±1.2] and margins (4.0±1.1) and reduced in necrotic areas (0.3±0.3). Oedematous-appearing areas were divided in two groups according to signal intensity on T2-weighted images: tumour with lower (nearly isointense to grey matter) and oedema with higher (scarcely isointense to cerebrospinal fluid) signal intensity. Tumour showed significantly higher rCBV than did oedema (1.8±0.5 vs. 0.5±0.2; p<0.001) areas. In low-grade gliomas, mass (2.0±1.5) and margin (2.2±1.2) rCBV were significantly lower than in high-grade gliomas (p<0.001). Conclusions. Three-Tesla PWI helps to distinguish necrosis from tumour mass, infiltrating tumour from oedema and high-grade from low-grade gliomas. It enhances the magnetic resonance (MR) assessment of cerebral gliomas and provides useful information for planning surgical and radiation treatment.
UR - https://iris.uniupo.it/handle/11579/22866
U2 - 10.1007/s11547-008-0232-2
DO - 10.1007/s11547-008-0232-2
M3 - Article
SN - 0033-8362
VL - 113
SP - 134
EP - 143
JO - LA RADIOLOGIA MEDICA
JF - LA RADIOLOGIA MEDICA
IS - 1
ER -