• World Neurosurg · Feb 2022

    Contrast-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging 1H-Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Distinguish Primary Central Nervous System Vasculitis from Glioblastoma.

    • Yushi Kawazoe, Shigeo Ohba, Kazuhiro Murayama, Shunsuke Nakae, Yuya Nishiyama, Masato Abe, Mitsuhiro Hasegawa, and Yuichi Hirose.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, Fujita Health University, Toyoake, Aichi, Japan.
    • World Neurosurg. 2022 Feb 1; 158: e820-e828.

    BackgroundWe investigated the ability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to distinguish primary central nervous system vasculitis (PCNSV) from glioblastoma to facilitate the development of an appropriate treatment for PCNSV.MethodsWe enrolled patients who were treated for PCNSV or glioblastoma at our center between January 2007 and August 2018. We compared the diagnoses of the 2 conditions by retrospectively reviewing patients' data for contrast-enhanced MRI, perfusion MRI, flow-sensitive black-blood (FSBB) imaging, and 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS).ResultsWe evaluated 108 patients (6 PCNSV; 102 glioblastoma). We found a statistically significant correlation between diagnosis and the contrast pattern on MRI. Perivascular enhancement was observed in all cases of PCNSV as follows: ring-like, homogeneous, and irregular patterns were observed in 53 (60%), 18 (20%), and 17 (19%) cases of glioblastoma, respectively. We identified a statistically significant correlation between diagnosis and cerebral blood volume (CBV) in 3 patients with PCNSV who underwent perfusion MRI; and all had low CBVs. Among the 55 patients with glioblastoma who underwent perfusion MRI, low and high CBVs were detected in 3 and 52 patients, respectively. There was no significant correlation between diagnosis and FSBB findings. Evaluation of 1H-MRS data showed statistically significant differences between PCNSV and glioblastoma as functions of neuronal amino acid levels on long echo time MRS, with a slightly different amino acid profile, including glutamine + glutamate on short echo time MRS.ConclusionsContrast-enhanced MRI, perfusion MRI, and quantitative analysis of 1H-MRS are valuable techniques for distinguishing PCNSV from glioblastoma before surgery.Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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