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Abstract #2144

Using time-dependent diffusion MRI to investigate brain tumor differentiation

Jiaji Mao1, Chihhsuan Hu1, Zhuoheng Yan1, Weifeng Qin1, Mengzhu Wang2, Xu Yan2, Meining Chen2, and Jun Shen1
1Department of Radiology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, 2MR Research Collaboration, Siemens Healthineers Ltd., Beijing, China

Synopsis

Keywords: Diffusion Analysis & Visualization, Diffusion/other diffusion imaging techniques, brain tumor

Motivation: Imaging microstructural parameters using limited spectrally edited diffusion (IMPULSED) based on time-dependent diffusion MRI (dMRI) could be utilized to quantify cell size, cellularity, and extracellular space, but its ability to distinguish common brain tumors remains unknown.

Goal(s): To determine the capacity of IMPULSED to distinguish between glioma, brain metastases, and meningioma.

Approach: Time-dependent dMRI was performed on patients with untreated glioma (n = 24), brain metastases (n = 67), and meningioma (n = 38). These patients’ IMPULSED-based parameters were evaluated and compared.

Results: Glioma, brain metastasis, and meningioma have distinctive IMPULSED-based parameters.

Impact: IMPULSED-based parameters could distinguish glioma, brain metastases, and meningioma. Time-dependent diffusion MRI is a potential approach for assessing the microstructures of brain tumors.

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