Conventional and advanced MRI features of pediatric intracranial tumors: supratentorial tumors.
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE. Our objective is to review the imaging characteristics and applications of conventional and advanced neuroimaging techniques of supratentorial intracranial masses in the pediatric population. Specifically, we review astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas, primary neuroectodermal tumors, dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumors, gangliogliomas, arachnoid cysts, and choroid plexus and pineal region masses. CONCLUSION. Advanced imaging methods, such as MR spectroscopy, perfusion MRI, functional MRI, diffusion-tensor imaging, and tractography, help develop a more accurate differential diagnosis and aid in planning tumor treatment.
Medical subject headings
- Image Enhancement
- Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Supratentorial Neoplasms