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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Single-Voxel MR Spectroscopy of Gliomas with s-LASER at 7T.

Martin Prener, Giske Opheim, Zahra Shams, Christian Baastrup Søndergaard, Ulrich Lindberg, Henrik B W Larsson, Morten Ziebell, Vibeke Andrée Larsen, Mark Bitsch Vestergaard, Olaf B Paulson

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Martin PrenerNeurobiology Research Unit, Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet Blegdamsvej, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Giske OpheimNeurobiology Research Unit, Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet Blegdamsvej, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Zahra ShamsCenter for Image Sciences, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3508 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Christian Baastrup SøndergaardDepartment of Neurosurgery, Rigshospitalet Blegdamsvej, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ulrich LindbergFunctional Imaging Unit, Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine and PET, Rigshospitalet Glostrup, 2600 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-0004-6354
Henrik B W LarssonFunctional Imaging Unit, Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine and PET, Rigshospitalet Glostrup, 2600 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Morten ZiebellDepartment of Neurosurgery, Rigshospitalet Blegdamsvej, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Vibeke Andrée LarsenDepartment of Radiology, Rigshospitalet Blegdamsvej, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Mark Bitsch VestergaardFunctional Imaging Unit, Department of Clinical Physiology, Nuclear Medicine and PET, Rigshospitalet Glostrup, 2600 Copenhagen, Denmark.
Olaf B PaulsonNeurobiology Research Unit, Department of Neurology, Rigshospitalet Blegdamsvej, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0001-7712-8596

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background and purposeMagnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)-a method of analysing metabolites in vivo-has been utilized in several studies of brain glioma biomarkers at lower field strengths. At ultra-high field strengths, MRS provides an improved signal-to-noise-ratio and spectral resolution, but 7T studies on patients with gliomas are sparse. The purpose of this exploratory study was to evaluate the potential clinical implication of the use of single-voxel MRS at 7T to assess metabolic information on lesions in a pilot cohort of patients with grade II and III gliomas.

methodsWe scanned seven patients and seven healthy controls using the semi-localization by adiabatic-selective refocusing sequence on a Philips Achieva 7T system with a standard dual-transmit head coil. The metabolic ratios were calculated relative to water and total creatine. Additionally, 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG) MRS was carried out in four of the patients, and the 2-HG concentration was calculated relative to water.

resultsWhen comparing the tumour data to control regions in both patients and healthy controls, we found that the choline/creatine and myo-inositol/creatine ratios were significantly increased and that the N-acetylaspartate/creatine and the neurotransmitter glutamate/creatine ratios were significantly decreased. The N-acetylaspartate/water and glutamate/water ratios were also significantly decreased. The lactate/water and lactate/creatine ratios showed increases, although not significant. The GABA/water ratio was significantly decreased, but the GABA/creatine ratio was not. MRS spectra showed the presence of 2-HG in three of the four patients studied. Three of the patients, including the MRS 2-HG-negative patient, were operated on, and all of them had the IDH mutation.

conclusionOur findings were consistent with the existing literature on 3T and 7T MRS.

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7-Tesla MRSglioma biomarkersgliomasMR spectroscopyultra-high field MR

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PMCPMC10216996

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