Pediatric astrocytic tumor grading: comparison between arterial spin labeling and dynamic susceptibility contrast MRI perfusion.

Giovanni MoranaDomenico TortoraSerena StaglianòPaolo NozzaSamantha MascelliMariasavina SeverinoGianluca PiatelliAlessandro ConsalesMaarten LequinMaria Luisa GarrèAndrea Rossi

Published in: Neuroradiology (2018)

Normalized pulsed ASL performed with a 1.5 T scanner provides comparable results to DSC MRI perfusion in pediatric AT and may allow distinction between high- and low-grade AT.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
low grade
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
high grade
computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging
single molecule
cerebral blood flow