Effect of Perfusion on Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging Estimates for In Vivo Assessment of Integrated 2016 WHO Glioma Grades : A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.

Johann-Martin HempelJens SchittenhelmCornelia BrendleBenjamin BenderGeorg BierMarco SkardellyGhazaleh TabatabaiSalvador Castaneda VegaUlrike ErnemannUwe Klose

Published in: Clinical neuroradiology (2017)

The MK and MD estimates of DKI are influenced by microcapillary blood perfusion; however, taking the effect of perfusion on DKI metrics into account does not substantially impact their overall diagnostic performance in classifying glioma according to the 2016 CNS WHO.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
high resolution
magnetic resonance imaging
blood brain barrier
diffusion weighted imaging
molecular dynamics
computed tomography