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ArticleKorean journal of radiology

Optimal Factors of Diffusion Tensor Imaging Predicting Corticospinal Tract Injury in Patients with Brain Tumors.

Zhi-Gang Min, Chen Niu, Qiu-Li Zhang, Ming Zhang, Yu-Cheng Qian

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Article in Korean journal of radiology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zhi-Gang MinDepartment of Radiology, Yixing Hospital Affiliated of Jiangsu University, Yixing 214200, China.
Chen NiuDepartment of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
Qiu-Li ZhangDepartment of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
Ming ZhangDepartment of Radiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
Yu-Cheng QianDepartment of Medical Imaging, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University · CNJiangsu University · CNYixing People's Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo identify the optimal factors in diffusion tensor imaging for predicting corticospinal tract (CST) injury caused by brain tumors. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis prospective study included 33 patients with motor weakness and 64 patients with normal motor function. The movement of the CST, minimum distance between the CST and the tumor, and relative fractional anisotropy (rFA) of the CST on diffusion tensor imaging, were compared between patients with motor weakness and normal function. Logistic regression analysis was used to obtain the optimal factor predicting motor weakness.

resultsIn patients with motor weakness, the displacement (8.44 ± 6.64 mm) of the CST (

conclusionDecreased fractional anisotropy, combined with closeness of a malignant tumor to the CST, is the optimal factor in predicting CST injury caused by a brain tumor.

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Diffusion Tensor ImagingAdolescentAdultAgedArea Under CurveBrain NeoplasmsFemaleGliomaHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMeningiomaMiddle AgedProspective StudiesPyramidal TractsROC CurveBrain tumorCorticospinal tractDiffusion tensor imagingDTIMotor functionMRI

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