INTRODUCTION: Distinguishing between vasogenic edema and reactive astrogliosis may be difficult in some instances. This study was performed to test the hypothesis that diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging with apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps can be used to differentiate these two types of changes. METHODS: The study population included 11 patients with perilesional vasogenic edema and 11 patients with gliosis examined with conventional MR imaging and DW imaging. The signal intensities of conventional pulse sequences and ADC values were calculated in regions of interest placed in the hyperintense edematous or gliotic regions and compared with those of normal-appearing white matter. Signal intensity ratios and ADC values in gliosis were compared with those in vasogenic edema using the Mann-Whitney U-test. RESULTS: While considerable overlap was present for signal intensity ratios on conventional MR images, areas of gliosis demonstrated significantly higher ADC values (1.76 +/- 0.09 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s) than areas of vasogenic edema (1.35 +/- 0.06 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s; P < 0.0001) without overlap. CONCLUSION: ADC values are helpful in differentiating reactive gliosis from vasogenic edema.
INTRODUCTION: Distinguishing between vasogenic edema and reactive astrogliosis may be difficult in some instances. This study was performed to test the hypothesis that diffusion-weighted (DW) imaging with apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps can be used to differentiate these two types of changes. METHODS: The study population included 11 patients with perilesional vasogenic edema and 11 patients with gliosis examined with conventional MR imaging and DW imaging. The signal intensities of conventional pulse sequences and ADC values were calculated in regions of interest placed in the hyperintense edematous or gliotic regions and compared with those of normal-appearing white matter. Signal intensity ratios and ADC values in gliosis were compared with those in vasogenic edema using the Mann-Whitney U-test. RESULTS: While considerable overlap was present for signal intensity ratios on conventional MR images, areas of gliosis demonstrated significantly higher ADC values (1.76 +/- 0.09 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s) than areas of vasogenic edema (1.35 +/- 0.06 x 10(-3) mm(2)/s; P < 0.0001) without overlap. CONCLUSION: ADC values are helpful in differentiating reactive gliosis from vasogenic edema.
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