대한자기공명의과학회:학술대회논문집 (Proceedings of the KSMRM Conference)
- 대한자기공명의과학회 2003년도 제8차 학술대회 초록집
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- Pages.84-84
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- 2003
Assessment of Malignancy in Brain Tumors by 3T MR Spectroscopy
초록
Purpose: To assess clinical proton MR spectroscopy (MRS) as a noninvasive method for evaluating tumor malignancy at 3T high field system. Materials and methods: Using 3T MRI/MRS system, localized water-suppressed single-voxel technique in patients with brain tumors was employed to evaluate spectra with peaks of N-acetyl aspartate (NAA), choline-containing compounds (Cho), creatine/phosphocreatine (Cr) and lactate. On the basis of Cr, these peak areas were quantificated as a relative ratio.
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