Abstract #2261
Differentiation of High-Grade Astrocytomas from Solitary Brain Metastases: Comparing Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging and Diffusion Tensor Imaging
Yan Tan 1 , Hui Zhang 2 , Xiao-chun Wang 2 , Jiang-bo Qin 2 , Xiao-feng Wu 2 , Lei Zhang 2 , and Le Wang 2
1
Department of Radiology, First Clinical
Medical College, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan,
Shanxi, China,
2
Department
of Radiology, First Clinical Medical College, Shanxi
Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, Shanxi, China
Preoperative differentiation between high-grade
astrocytomas (HGA) and solitary brain metastasis (SBM)
may contribute to more appropriate treatment plans.
Diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) is the extension of
diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), which is an MRI
technique depicting the non-Gaussian water molecule
diffusion 1. DKI can be of particular interest for
noninvasively differentiating HGA from SBM.
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