The contribution of diffusion-weighted MR imaging to distinguishing typical from atypical meningiomas

Atypical/malignant meningiomas recur more frequently then typical meningiomas. In this study, the contribution of diffusion-weighted MR imaging to the differentiation of atypical/malignant and typical meningiomas and to the determination of histological subtypes of typical meningiomas was investigat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Neuroradiology 2006-08, Vol.48 (8), p.513-520
Hauptverfasser: HAKYEMEZ, Bahattin, YILDIRIM, Nalan, GOKALP, Gokhan, ERDOGAN, Cuneyt, PARLAK, Mufit
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Zusammenfassung:Atypical/malignant meningiomas recur more frequently then typical meningiomas. In this study, the contribution of diffusion-weighted MR imaging to the differentiation of atypical/malignant and typical meningiomas and to the determination of histological subtypes of typical meningiomas was investigated. The study was performed prospectively on 39 patients. The signal intensity of the lesions was evaluated on trace and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) images. ADC values were measured in the lesions and peritumoral edema. Student's t-test was used for statistical analysis. P
ISSN:0028-3940
1432-1920
DOI:10.1007/s00234-006-0094-z