| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10715512 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2014 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The availability of combined MR-PET scanners opens new opportunities for the characterisation of tumour environment. In this study, water content and relaxation properties of glioblastoma were investigated in five patients using advanced MRI. The region containing metabolically active tumour tissue was defined by simultaneously measured FET-PET uptake. The mean value of water content in tumour tissue - obtained noninvasively with high precision and accuracy for the first time - amounted to 84.5%, similar to the value for normal grey matter. Constancy of water content contrasted with a large variability of T2â values in tumour tissue, qualitatively related to the magnetic inhomogeneity of tissue created by blood vessels and/or microbleeds. The quantitative MRI protocol takes 712min of measurement time and is proposed for extended clinical use.
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Authors
A.-M. Oros-Peusquens, F. Keil, K.J. Langen, H. Herzog, G. Stoffels, C. Weiss, N.J. Shah,