Conventional MRI and ¹H MR spectroscopy in primary central nervous system lymphoma

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• 作者：Stefan Martin Golaszewski ; Stefanie Klein ; Alex ; er Baden Kunz ; Mark Mc Coy ; Jü ; rgen Steinbacher ; Serge Weis ; Gunther Ladurner ; Raffaele Nardone
• 关键词：Magnetic resonance imaging ; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy ; Primary CNS lymphoma
• 刊名：European Journal of Radiology Extra
• 出版年：2010
• 出版时间：April 2010
• 年：2010
• 卷：74
• 期：1
• 页码：e5-e8
• 全文大小：1087 K

文摘

Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare tumor with a rising incidence in immunocompetent elderly and immunocompromised patients. The early diagnosis is important for quick initiation of appropriate treatment, although the clinical and radiological findings are frequently misleading. With the present case we show the usefulness of combining conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with magnetic resonance spectroscopy (¹H MRS) for the confirmation of the diagnosis in an immunocompetent patient; in the absence of a “gold standard criteria for the diagnosis” both procedures are necessary and complementary investigations.