Usefulness of perfusion- and diffusion-weighted imaging to differentiate between pilocytic astrocytomas and high-grade gliomas: a multicenter study in Japan.

Purpose: Imaging findings of pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) vary widely, sometimes resembling those of high-grade glioma (HGG). This study aimed to identify the imaging parameters that can be used to differentiate PA from HGG.Methods: Altogether, 60 patients with PAs and 138 patients with HGGs were incl...

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Published in:	Neuroradiology Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 391 - 402
Main Authors:	Kikuchi, Kazufumi, Hiwatashi, Akio, Togao, Osamu, Yamashita, Koji, Kamei, Ryotaro, Kitajima, Mika, Kanoto, Masafumi, Takahashi, Hiroto, Uchiyama, Yusuke, Harada, Masafumi, Shinohara, Yuki, Yoshiura, Takashi, Wakata, Yuki, Honda, Hiroshi
Format:	diagnostic images research tables/charts Journal Article
Published:	Springer Nature Apr2018
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