Abstract #2854

Differentiation between Vestibular Schwannomas and Meningiomas with Atypical Appearance using Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging and Three-dimensional Arterial Spin Labeling Imaging

Xiaodan Chen¹, Lin Lin², Zhongping Zhang³, Yunbin Chen¹, and Ying Chen¹

¹Department of Radiology, Fujian Cancer Hospital & Fujian Medical University Cancer Hospital, Fuzhou, China, ²Department of Radiology, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, China, ³Philips Healthcare, Guangzhou, China

An accurate differentiation between vestibular schwannomas (VS) and meningiomas is critical in determining treatment strategies and clinical prognoses, but misdiagnoses may occur when typical imaging appearances are absent. We prospectively assessed the performances of diffusion kurtosis imaging (DKI) and three-dimensional arterial spin labeling imaging (3D-ASL) in the differentiation of VS and meningiomas with atypical appearance. Our study showed that DKI and 3D-ASL are useful for differentiating VS and meningiomas with atypical appearance, with kurtosis values of DKI have the best diagnostic efficiency.

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