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Vol. 15. Issue 3.
Pages 258-268 (January 2004)
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Vol. 15. Issue 3.
Pages 258-268 (January 2004)
Aplicaciones clínicas de la espectroscopia de protón por resonancia magnética in vivo en el estudio de los astrocitomas: estado actual
Clinical applications of in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the study of astrocytomas: state of the art
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J.C. Méndez-Cendón
Sección de Neurorradiología. Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico. Hospital Virgen de la Salud. Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo
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Se realiza una revisión de la literatura sobre el estado actual de las aplicaciones de la espectroscopia por resonancia magnética en el diagnóstico y caracterización de los astrocitomas cerebrales, haciendo especial hincapié en su utilidad en la determinación prequirúrgica del grado tumoral de las lesiones y en el diagnóstico diferencial con otros tumores y procesos pseudotumorales.

Palabras clave:
Espectroscopia
Resonancia magnética
Astrocitomas
Abreviaturas:
aa
Ala
Cho
Cr
GC
Glx
Lac
Lip
mI
NAA
Summary

We review the current state in literature of the use of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the assessment and characterization of cerebral astrocytomas. Special attention will be paid to the presurgical grading of astrocytomas and to the role of spectroscopy in differentiating these tumors from other neoplastic and nonneoplastic brain lesions.

Key words:
Spectroscopy
Magnetic resonance
Astrocytomas

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