Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4248072 | Radiology Case Reports | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
We report the MRI findings of an adult patient with a (rare in adults) biopsy-proven pilocytic astrocytoma with anaplastic features. Diffusion tensor imaging may potentially provide information on cell proliferation, vascularity, and fiber destruction, which can have implications for treatment and prognosis. In this case, tractography and fractional anisotropy maps demonstrated displacement of adjacent parenchyma and relatively intact fractional anisotropy, suggesting a pilocytic rather than an anaplastic astrocytoma.
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Authors
Lara MD, Andrew J. MD, Mark Ghassibi, Robert V. MD, Jonathan H. MD, Lucien M. MD, PhD,