Yao Yibo,Xu Minhui,Xu Lunshan,Geng Mingying,Tan Yong,Li Feipeng,Shen Guangjian.Preliminary observation on the effect of Gamma Knife treatment for 20 glioma patients with 1H-MRS guidance[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2012,34(18):1881-1883.
Yao Yibo,Xu Minhui,Xu Lunshan,Geng Mingying,Tan Yong,Li Feipeng,Shen Guangjian.Preliminary observation on the effect of Gamma Knife treatment for 20 glioma patients with 1H-MRS guidance[J].J Amry Med Univ (J Third Mil Med Univ),2012,34(18):1881-1883.DOI:
Objective To investigate the effect of Gamma Knife treatment for glioma with
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H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) guidance. Method Twenty patients with glioma confirmed by pathological diagnosis were selected and divided into a conventional MRI positioning group and a MRI+MRS positioning group (n=10). The target area of the conventional MRI positioning group was defined as the tumorous-enhanced focus plus the surrounding short T
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and long T
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area
and that of the MRI+MRS positioning group was defi
ned as the tumorous-enhanced focus plus the Cho: NAA index (CNI)≥1.6 area in the surrounding short T
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and long T
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area. The differences of the treatment outcomes were statistically analyzed at 12 months after the Gamma Knife treatment. Results Thirteen (65%) of the 20 patients showed effective outcome
including 6 patients from the conventional MRI positioning group and 7 patients from the MRI+MRS positioning group. Brain edema was observed in 10 patients (50%)
including 8 patents from the conventional MRI positioning group and 2 patients from the MRI+MRS positioning group. The average maximum diameter of target area
the number of patients with brain edema and the range of brain edema decreased significantly in the MRI+MRS positioning group as compared with the conventional MRI positioning group (P0.05). Conclusion Gamma Knife treatment with
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H-MRS guidance helps distinguish glioma
and can reduce the complications from the blind expansion of treatment area.