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Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast-Enhanced Perfusion Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging Combined with Contrast-Enhanced MR Imaging in the Follow-up of Immunogene-Treated Glioblastoma Multiforme.

Författare

  • Lars Stenberg
  • Elisabet Englund
  • Ronnie Wirestam
  • Peter Siesjö
  • Leif Salford
  • Elna-Marie Larsson

Summary, in English

Purpose: To assess the value of the combined use of dynamic susceptibility contrast-enhanced perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and conventional contrast-enhanced MRI for the follow-up of treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Material and Methods: 79 examinations were performed in six surgically and immunogene-treated patients and two surgically treated patients. Ratios of the relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) in lesions and in the contralateral normal-appearing white matter were calculated. The regions with elevated rCBV were compared with those with contrast enhancement. Tissue specimens from surgical biopsies and autopsies were studied histopathologically. Results: The lesion-to-normal rCBV ratios were high in the tumors prior to operation (7.3 to 18.2) as well as in the recurrent tumors (1.6 to 13.2). The volumes of the regions with elevated rCBV were similar to those with contrast enhancement in 63 of the 79 examinations. However, in 11 of 79 examinations, the regions with high rCBV were smaller than the regions with contrast enhancement ("mismatch"). In two samples from the immunogene-treated patients this was correlated with the histopathological finding of malignant tumor with numerous proliferating GBM vessels with multiple minimal lumina, sometimes thrombotized or ruptured. These vessels may have increased permeability with contrast enhancement not accompanied by increased microvascular volume. Conclusion: 1) Elevated rCBV on perfusion MRI corresponding to the contrast-enhancing lesion supports the diagnosis of recurrent malignant tumor. 2) A mismatch showing a volume of rCBV elevation smaller than that of contrast enhancement can be seen in particularly aggressive tumor growth and is thus not always a sign of reactive non-tumor changes. 3) The combination of perfusion MRI and conventional contrast MRI provides useful information in the follow-up of glioblastoma multiforme treatment.

Avdelning/ar

  • Diagnostisk radiologi, Lund
  • Tumörmikromiljö
  • Medicinsk strålningsfysik, Lund
  • Neurokirurgi

Publiceringsår

2006

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

852-861

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Acta Radiologica

Volym

47

Issue

8

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

SAGE Publications

Ämne

  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging

Nyckelord

  • perfusion MR
  • brain tumor
  • glioblastoma multiforme
  • immunogene treatment
  • magnetic
  • resonance imaging

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1600-0455