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Abstract #2865

Amide proton transfer in high grade glioma: Correlation with apparent diffusion coefficient, relative cerebral blood volume and pharmacokinetic imaging parameters

Masanori Nakajo1, Kiyohisa Kamimura1, Tomohide Yoneyama1, Yoshihiko Fukukura1, Takashi Iwanaga2, Yuta Akamine3, Jochen Keupp4, and Takashi Yoshiura1

1Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan, 2Kagoshima University Hospital, Kagoshima, Japan, 3Philips Japan, Tokyo, Japan, 4Philips Research, Hamburg, Germany

Our purpose was to investigate potential correlations amide proton transfer signal intensity (APTSI) with apparent diffusion coefficient, relative cerebral blood volume and pharmacokinetic imaging parameters in high grade glioma (HGG). APTSI showed significant positive correlations with ADC (ρ = 0.582, p < 0.001) and with Ve (ρ = 0.300, p = 0.002), and a significant negative correlation with Kep (ρ = -0.337, p = 0.002). These results suggested that high APTSI in HGG may reflect proteins and peptides in large extracellular space, in addition to those in the intracellular space.

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