Comparison of Single Voxel and Multi Voxel Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Evaluation of Brain Tumors
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Medicine surgery and Radiology - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy is an advanced and non-invasive technique. Spectroscopic imaging or chemical shift imaging the data is converted as an image with the signal intensity representing the particular metabolites and its concentration. To assess the efficacy of Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy in characterizing the intracranial tumors, comparing single voxel and multi voxel 1H MR Spectroscopy. Material and Methods: MRI findings suggestive of intra-cranial tumors were selected for the study and both single voxel and multi voxel MRS were done. Results: Out of the total number of patients examined using single and multi voxel MRS, false peak values were more when using single voxel MR spectroscopy than when using multi voxel MR spectroscopy. Conclusions: The use of multi voxel spectroscopy gave accurate analysis of the region of interest (ROI) in cases which may involve a tumor associated with hemorrhage / calcification / necrosis. While single voxel MRS, the operation is faster and easier, when compared to that of multi voxel MRS.
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Anith Alfred J, Abubacker Sulaiman F, Divya Shree, Ashraf Ahmed, Saravanan K, Vijay Prabhu
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- DOI 10.21276/ijcmsr.2018.3.2.9
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