SWI by 7T MR Imaging for the Microscopic Imaging Diagnosis of Astrocytic and Oligodendroglial Tumors.

Manabu Natsumeda H Matsuzawa Masaki Watanabe Kunio Motohashi Ramil Gabdulkhaev Yoshihiro Tsukamoto Y Kanemaru Jun Watanabe Ryosuke Ogura Masayasu Okada S Kurabe Kouichirou Okamoto Akiyoshi Kakita Hironaka Igarashi Y Fujii

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2022)

Visualization of the corticomedullary junction by 7T SWI was useful in distinguishing astrocytomas and oligodendrogliomas. Observation of tapering of the cortex was most sensitive and specific for diagnosing astrocytomas. Reliably predicting malignant grade was also possible by 7T SWI.

Keyphrases

high resolution
functional connectivity
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
fluorescence imaging
photodynamic therapy