The diagnostic value of contrast enhancement on MRI in diffuse and anaplastic gliomas.

Aleksandrs KrigersMatthias DemetzAstrid E GramsClaudius ThoméChristian F Freyschlag

Published in: Acta neurochirurgica (2022)

CE is associated with higher odds of unfavorable prognostic features like anaplasia, wild-type IDH1 and retained ATRX. There was no CE in one-fourth of anaplastic gliomas and half of gliomas with focal anaplasia.

Keyphrases

high grade
wild type
low grade
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion weighted imaging
quantum dots