Minute Glioma Identified by 3.0 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy —Case Report—

Takashi INOUE; Kuniaki OGASAWARA; Toshihiro KUMABE; Hidefumi JOKURA; Mika WATANABE; Akira OGAWA

doi:10.2176/nmc.45.108

Case Reports

Minute Glioma Identified by 3.0 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

—Case Report—

Takashi INOUE, Kuniaki OGASAWARA, Toshihiro KUMABE, Hidefumi JOKURA, Mika WATANABE, Akira OGAWA

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Keywords: 3.0 Tesla, early diagnosis, minute glioma, magnetic resonance spectroscopy

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2005 Volume 45 Issue 2 Pages 108-111

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.45.108

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Abstract

A 33-year-old man presented with a minute tumor incidentally detected by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging screening. 1.5 Tesla MR spectroscopy indicated normal brain tissue whereas 3.0 Tesla MR spectroscopy indicated neoplasm. The tumor was completely resected. The histological diagnosis was fibrillary astrocytoma. Minute glioma, measuring less than 15 mm in diameter on MR imaging, can be completely resected, resulting in a good prognosis. 3.0 Tesla MR spectroscopy can establish the diagnosis in the early stage of glioma.

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