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NEURORADIOLOGY JOURNAL
Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages 385-395Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/197140091302600404
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brain tumors; glioma; MR imaging; MR perfusion; progression-free survival
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\ Our goal was to determine whether relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) can serve as an adjunct to histopathologic grading in the assessment of gliomas, with the hypothesis that rCBV can predict two-year survival. We evaluated 29 newly diagnosed gliomas (13 WHO grade II, seven grade III, nine grade TV; 17 astrocytomas, 12 oligodendroglial tumors). Dynamic susceptibility-weighted contrast-enhanced perfusion MR images and CBV maps were obtained. rCBVmax measurements (maximum tumor CBV/contralateral normal tissue CBV) and progression-free survival (PFS) were recorded. Receiver operating characteristic curves and Kaplan-Meier survival curves were calculated for rCBVmax and histologic grade. rCBVmax measurements differed between gliomas without (2.38 +/- 1.22) and with progression (5.57 +/- 2.84) over two years. The optimal rCBVmax cut-off value to predict progression was 2.95. rCBVmax < 2.95 was a significant predictor of two-year PFS, almost as accurate as WHO grade IT In the pure astrocytoma subgroup, the optimal rCBVmax cut-off value to predict progression was 2.85. In this group rCBVmax < 2.85 was a significant predictor of two-year PFS, an even better predictor of two-year PFS than WHO grade IT rCBVmax can be used to predict two-year PFS in patients with gliomas, independent of pathologic findings, especially in tumors without oligodendroglial components.
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