Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Intra‐axial brain tumors refer to tumors that arise within the brain parenchyma, specifically within the cerebrum, cerebellum, or brainstem. The histopathological correlation remains the gold standard for definitive tumor diagnosis. However, MRS provides valuable functional and metabolic information that complements conventional MRI and assists in preoperative planning, tumor classification, grading and treatment response assessment. The current study is an open‐ended, prospective and observational study conducted at the Department of Radiology in a tertiary care hospital. The study included a total of 30 patients were included in the study. The study subjects were selected from the patients referred to the Department of Radiology after meeting inclusion and exclusion criteria. The results indicate that for diagnosing intraaxial brain tumor, MRI with MR spectroscopy has 100% diagnostic accuracy in diagnosing Ependymoma, Medulloblastoma, Metastasis, Choroidp plexuspapilloma, Lymphoma and central neurocytoma, whereas diagnostic accuracy of 96.6% was observed in high‐grade glioma. A diagnostic accuracy of 93.33% is observed in low‐grade glioma and Oligodendroglioma. Accurate grading of gliomas on the basis of MRS alone may be difficult. Combining MRS with conventional and other advanced MR imaging techniques, grading becomes more precise.
How to cite this article:
Pravin Arvind Lamdhade, Amit Pendor and Satyajeet S. Ghodake. Role of MR Spectroscopy in Evaluation of Intra‐Axial Brain Tumors by 3T MRI with Histopathological Correlation.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.59218/makrjms.2023.209.215
URL: https://www.makhillpublications.co/view-article/1815-9346/10.59218/makrjms.2023.209.215