OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to develop a robust method to differentiate calcification from hemorrhage in gliomas. Histopathologic examination was performed to validate hemorrhage and calcification. CONCLUSION: Phase images from eleven patients with glioma yielded statistically significant phase-shift values for calcification and hemorrhage compared with normal brain, whereas CT showed substantial overlap of Hounsfield units. Phase image analysis correctly differentiated between intratumoral calcification and hemorrhage in 86% of cases.
OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to develop a robust method to differentiate calcification from hemorrhage in gliomas. Histopathologic examination was performed to validate hemorrhage and calcification. CONCLUSION: Phase images from eleven patients with glioma yielded statistically significant phase-shift values for calcification and hemorrhage compared with normal brain, whereas CT showed substantial overlap of Hounsfield units. Phase image analysis correctly differentiated between intratumoral calcification and hemorrhage in 86% of cases.
Authors: Jessica L Nute; Lucia Le Roux; Adam G Chandler; Veera Baladandayuthapani; Dawid Schellingerhout; Dianna D Cody Journal: Invest Radiol Date: 2015-01 Impact factor: 6.016
Authors: Lisa C Adams; Keno Bressem; Sarah Maria Böker; Yi-Na Yvonne Bender; Dominik Nörenberg; Bernd Hamm; Marcus R Makowski Journal: Sci Rep Date: 2017-11-14 Impact factor: 4.379