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Abstract #0410

Preoperative assessment of stiffness and tumor-brain adhesion in schwannoma and meningioma patients and its comparison with surgical findings

Prateek Kalra1, Varun Varadarajan 2, Michael S Harris3, Ashonti Harper3, Omar Mohamed3, Oliver Adunka2, Daniel M. Prevedello4, and Arunark Kolipaka1
1Radiology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States, 2Otolaryngology, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States, 3Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States, 4Neurological Surgery, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, United States

Microsurgery in brain tumor patients aim to complete tumor resection without compromising neurological functionality. Inadequate preoperative knowledge of tumor may prolong surgical time and increase risk of postoperative complications which may depends upon tumor-brain adhesion and tumor stiffness. Previous studies have only looked into adhesion and stiffness separately using Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE). Previously, we proposed both adhesion and stiffness in vestibular schwannoma patients. Aim of this study is to also include meningioma cases in the analysis in order to broaden the tumor types and complexity. Preliminary results show good correlation between MRE-derived preoperative assessment of tumor and surgical findings.

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