Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) are rare CNS tumors that harbor a
conspicuously longer diagnostic delay compared to other malignant brain tumors. The gold …

Target population Adult patients (age≥ 18 years) who have suspected low-grade diffuse
glioma. Question What are the optimal neuropathological techniques to diagnose low-grade …

Abstract Proton MR spectroscopy (1H MRS)‐visible total choline‐containing compounds
(tCho‐compounds) are derivatives of membrane phospholipids and, in part, may act as a …

Background. The authors present a retrospective analysis of 308 computed tomography
(CT)-guided stereotactic biopsies in 300 patients in order to evaluate the reliability and …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The measurement of relative cerebral blood volume
(rCBV) and the volume transfer constant (K trans) by means of dynamic contrast-enhanced …

Background Previously, we reported on our single centre results regarding the diagnostic
yield of stereotactic needle biopsies of brain lesions. The yield then (1996–2006) was …

Introduction Our purpose was to determine whether perfusion MR imaging can be used to
differentiate benign and malignant meningiomas on the basis of the differences in perfusion …

Level I: The diagnosis of malignant glioma should be based on the histopathologic review of
tissue. Level II: Both frozen section and cytopathologic evaluation are recommended for the …

Object. The goals of this study were to analyze the accuracy of cytological techniques,
consisting of touch and smear preparations, for the intraoperative diagnosis of …

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the diagnostic accuracy and current role of intraoperative
cytologic smears of central nervous system tumors. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective analysis …