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N-Acetyl peak in MR spectra of intracranial metastatic mucinous adenocarcinomas.
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PMID:  20797831     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Absence of N-acetylaspartate (NAA) is one important diagnostic criterion of MR spectroscopy (MRS) that may suggest that an intracranial mass lesion is a metastasis. We report two cases of histopathology-confirmed intracranial metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma, which predominantly showed a large metabolite peak at 2.0 ppm, mimicking an NAA peak of normal brain tissue. This finding could be of help in the interpretation of MRS in cases of intracranial enhancing mass lesions, metastases or gliomas.
Authors:
Xiang Liu; Barbara I Germin; Jianhui Zhong; Sven Ekholm
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-08-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  Magnetic resonance imaging     Volume:  28     ISSN:  1873-5894     ISO Abbreviation:  Magn Reson Imaging     Publication Date:  2010 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-10-25     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8214883     Medline TA:  Magn Reson Imaging     Country:  Netherlands    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1390-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, PO Box 648, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. xiang_liu@urmc.rochester.edu
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