MR spectroscopy of bilateral thalamic gliomas.
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چکیده
This study reports the MR spectroscopic patterns of two patients with bithalamic glioma. In one patient, phosphorus (31P) MR spectroscopy was performed. In both patients, the proton MR spectroscopic scans showed an increased creatine-phosphocreatine peak in the tumor. In the patient who underwent 31P-MR spectroscopy, an increased phosphocreatine peak was also observed. This group of thalamic tumors may be distinguished from other gliomas clinically, radiologically, and metabolically.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 20 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1999