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Intracranial mass lesions: dynamic contrast-enhanced susceptibility-weighted echo-planar perfusion MR imaging.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  11930044     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Dynamic contrast agent-enhanced perfusion magnetic resonance (MR) imaging provides physiologic information that complements the anatomic information available with conventional MR imaging. Analysis of dynamic data from perfusion MR imaging, based on tracer kinetic theory, yields quantitative estimates of cerebral blood volume that reflect the underlying microvasculature and angiogenesis. Perfusion MR imaging is a fast and robust imaging technique that is increasingly used as a research tool to help evaluate and understand intracranial disease processes and as a clinical tool to help diagnose, manage, and understand intracranial mass lesions. With the increasing number of applications of perfusion MR imaging, it is important to understand the principles underlying the technique. In this review, the essential underlying physics and methods of dynamic contrast-enhanced susceptibility-weighted echo-planar perfusion MR imaging are described. The clinical applications of cerebral blood volume maps obtained with perfusion MR imaging in the differential diagnosis of intracranial mass lesions, as well as the pitfalls and limitations of the technique, are discussed. Emphasis is on the clinical role of perfusion MR imaging in providing insight into the underlying pathophysiology of cerebral microcirculation.
Authors:
Soonmee Cha; Edmond A Knopp; Glyn Johnson; Stephan G Wetzel; Andrew W Litt; David Zagzag
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Radiology     Volume:  223     ISSN:  0033-8419     ISO Abbreviation:  Radiology     Publication Date:  2002 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2002-04-03     Completed Date:  2002-06-04     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401260     Medline TA:  Radiology     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  11-29     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, New York University Medical Center, 530 First Ave, HCC-Basement, MRI Center, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Brain Diseases / pathology*
Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
Contrast Media
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Radiographic Image Enhancement
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Contrast Media

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