Prediction of Intraoperative Fluorescence of Brain Gliomas: Correlation between Tumor Blood Flow and the Fluorescence.

Artem I BatalovSergey A GoryaynovNatalya E ZakharovaKristina D SolozhentsevaAlexandra V KosyrkovaAlexander A PotapovIgor N Pronin

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)

Tumoral blood flow levels measured by non-contrast ASL perfusion method predict the fluorescence by 5-ALA; however, the additional value beyond contrast enhancement is not clear. ASL is, however, useful in cases with contraindication to contrast.

Keyphrases

blood flow
magnetic resonance
contrast enhanced
single molecule
energy transfer
cerebral blood flow
magnetic resonance imaging
white matter
multiple sclerosis
quantum dots
cerebral ischemia