[MR spectroscopy of brain tumors]

J Radiol. 2006 Jun;87(6 Pt 2):822-32. doi: 10.1016/s0221-0363(06)74090-2.
[Article in French]

Abstract

MR spectroscopy (MRS) can complement MRI in the evaluation of intracranial tumors. Before treatment, MRS can contribute to the differential diagnosis between tumor and non tumoral lesion (especially intracranial abscesses), to assess the aggressiveness of a glial tumor or to determine its extension to better delineate the surgical removal or the target volume of radiotherapy. During treatment follow-up, MRS helps differentiate recurrent tumor from radionecrosis or physiological post-surgical contrast enhancement. The current studies are trying to determine if the indications of MRS, alone or in association with other MR sequences can further be extended in the study of brain tumors, in particular the follow-up of lesions undergoing chemo or radiotherapy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Brain Neoplasms / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy*
  • Middle Aged