Diffusion-weighted imaging and single-voxel MR spectroscopy in a case of malignant cerebral lymphoma

D Ducreux; R H Wu; D J Mikulis; K terBrugge

doi:10.1007/s00234-003-1107-9

Diffusion-weighted imaging and single-voxel MR spectroscopy in a case of malignant cerebral lymphoma

Neuroradiology. 2003 Dec;45(12):865-8. doi: 10.1007/s00234-003-1107-9. Epub 2003 Nov 5.

Authors

D Ducreux¹, R H Wu, D J Mikulis, K terBrugge

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neuroradiology, CHU de Bicetre, Paris XI University, 78 rue du Gènèral Leclerc, 94270 Le Kremlin Bicetre, France. [email protected]

PMID: 14605786
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-003-1107-9

Abstract

Since conventional MRI fails to distinguish between the common neoplasm involving the corpus callosum, we explored the utility of diffusion weighted imaging and single-voxel proton spectroscopy in a case of corpus callosum lymphoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Corpus Callosum / metabolism
Corpus Callosum / pathology*
Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Humans
Lymphoma / diagnosis*
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy*
Middle Aged
Sensitivity and Specificity