AJR. American journal of roentgenology
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AJR Am J Roentgenol · Sep 2002
Using relative cerebral blood flow and volume to evaluate the histopathologic grade of cerebral gliomas: preliminary results.
Relative cerebral blood flow has rarely been studied as part of the preoperative assessment of tumor grade, although relative cerebral blood volume is known to be useful for this assessment. The purpose of our study was to determine the usefulness of relative cerebral blood flow in assessing the histopathologic grade of cerebral gliomas. ⋯ First-pass gadopentetate dimeglumine-enhanced T2-weighted echoplanar perfusion MR imaging is useful for the preoperative assessment of tumor grade. A relative cerebral blood flow ratio, in addition to a relative cerebral blood volume ratio, can be a useful tool in the evaluation of the histopathologic grade of cerebral gliomas.