Study of Utility of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Brain Tumours

Dr Ramesh Parate; Dr Tilottama Parate; Dr Swapnil Dhok; Dr Nilesh Agrawal

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2016

Study of Utility of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Brain Tumours

Dr Ramesh Parate, Dr Tilottama Parate, Dr Swapnil Dhok, Dr Nilesh Agrawal

Abstract :

Background: Brain Tumours are difficulty to diagnose, especially early in their course. Potential usage of MR Spectroscopy needs to be explored for the same. Objective: To study the utility of MR Spectroscopy in diagnosis & typing of ain tumours Methodology: 35 eligible participants were recruited and MR Spectroscopy was performed, along with conventional MRI. The diagnosis was confirmed with histopathological examination. Observations: The overall accuracy of MR Spectroscopy in diagnosis of ain tumours was 82.8%. The accuracy was 100% in low grade gliomas, schwannomas and medulloblastoma. Conclusion: MR Spectroscopy has a definite complimentary role in better tissue characterization of different ain tumours