By Antonio Luna, Joan C. Vilanova, L. Celso Hygino Da Cruz Jr., Santiago E. Rossi
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The diagnosis of multiple sclerosis was defined on clinical and paraclinical features. Axial DWI (b) showed concentric zones of restricted water diffusion (arrow head) that correlates to active demyelination characterized by an “open-ring enhancement” after Gd administration. Axial T1WI after Gd administration was superimposed to directional map of DTI (c) to demonstrate predominant medial displacement of right corticospinal tract (arrow head). It was confirmed on tractography (d). MRS with short TE (31 ms) showed preserved NAA peak with moderate elevation in choline/creatine ratio and high Glx and lactate peaks (e) 24 Functional Magnetic Resonance Techniques in CNS Tumors 579 e Fig.
Despite the practical application of this combined strategy, the examiner’s perspicacity is indispensable in the attribution of value to clinical-radiological details. Several findings must be highlighted regarding the differentiation between neoplastic and nonneoplastic lesions, including the number of lesions (single versus multiple), the occurrence and pattern of Gd enhancement (nodular, ring shaped, or heterogeneous), the predominant appearance of the parenchymal lesion (infiltrative versus expansive), the occurrence of necrosis and its pattern on diffusion imaging (restriction versus facilitation), the cellularity estimates on diffusion imaging (restriction – hypercellular versus facilitation – hypervascular), as well as the findings on PWI acquisitions.
6 increases a Fig. 13 Primary CNS lymphoma. 1 × 10–3 mm2/s) (b). DCE-MRI (c) the odds of toxoplasmosis over lymphoma) [104]. Moreover, certain preliminary studies found inverse correlations between the reduction in the ADC values and the prognosis and clinical outcome of primary CNS lymphomas [105]. Further studies combining histological correlation techniques with imaging findings are required to establish the impact of the ADC measurement on the assessment of prognosis and the planning of treatment.