Volume : 6, Issue : 6, June - 2017
ROLE OF MRI AND MR SPECTROSCOPY IN THE EVALUATION OF RING ENHANCING LESIONS IN BRAIN
Dr. Somil Seth, Dr. Pankaj Mahesh, Dr. Arjun Raju
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<p> INTRODUCTION : Radiological modalities to identify and diagnose the ring enhancing lesions include various modalities like CT , MRI , FDG – PET etc, the most commonly used diagnostic tool being MRI. This study assesses the role of MRI and MR-Spectroscopy (MRS) in the evaluation of ring enhancing lesions in ain. AIM : To evaluate the imaging findings of various ring enhancing lesions on MRI and MR- Spectroscopy. METHODOLOGY: 50 patients aged between 5 to 70 years , referred to the department of Radiodiagnosis (GMC, Haldwani) were included in this study from January 2016 to January 2017 . MRI along with MRS was performed using SEIMENS Somatom 1.5T . RESULTS : In our study, males constituted majority of the cases (70%). The most common pathology was found to be tuberculoma (40%), followed by neurocysticercosis , abscess , metastasis and primary ain tumor. MR spectroscopy showed choline peak in 29 cases , lipid peak in 26 cases and increased lactate in 24 cases. CONCLUSION : MRI along with MRS is the most sensitive modality in the characterization of intracranial ring enhancing lesions and their differential diagnosis. </p>
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DR. SOMIL SETH, DR. PANKAJ MAHESH, DR. ARJUN RAJU, ROLE OF MRI AND MR SPECTROSCOPY IN THE EVALUATION OF RING ENHANCING LESIONS IN BRAIN, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE‾6 | JUNE-2017