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Differentiating diffuse World Health Organization grade II and IV astrocytomas with ex vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Neurosurgery - 1 Feb 2013
Vettukattil Riyas, Gulati Michel, Sjøbakk Torill E, Jakola Asgeir S, Kvernmo Nadja A M, Torp Sverre H, Bathen Tone F, Gulati Sasha, Gribbestad Ingrid S
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BACKGROUND: The prognosis and treatment of astrocytomas, which are primary brain tumors, vary depending on the grade of the tumor, necessitating a precise preoperative classification. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) provides information about metabolites in tissues and is an emerging noninvasive tool to improve diagnostic accuracy in patients with intracranial neoplasia. OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether ex...
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