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Preoperative grading of glioma malignancy with thallium-201 single-photon emission CT: comparison with conventional CT

Källén, Kristina LU ; Heiling, M ; Andersson, A M ; Brun, Arne LU ; Holtås, Stig LU and Ryding, Erik LU (1996) In AJNR 17(5). p.925-932
Abstract
PURPOSE: To compare thallium-201 single-photon emission CT with conventional CT in grading the malignancy of gliomas and to determine the reliability of each in tumor assessment. METHODS: We studied 37 patients who had gliomas (31 high grade and 6 low grade) and compared the CT findings with the thallium-201 index, which we defined as tumor uptake relative to the uptake in the contralateral hemisphere. RESULTS: Among the high-grade gliomas, we observed a significant correlation between breakdown volume of the blood-brain barrier and thallium-201 uptake. However, 8 of the high-grade gliomas had low thallium-201 uptake, in the same range as the low-grade gliomas. Of these, 2 were nonenhancing and the other 6 showed ring enhancement on CT... (More)
PURPOSE: To compare thallium-201 single-photon emission CT with conventional CT in grading the malignancy of gliomas and to determine the reliability of each in tumor assessment. METHODS: We studied 37 patients who had gliomas (31 high grade and 6 low grade) and compared the CT findings with the thallium-201 index, which we defined as tumor uptake relative to the uptake in the contralateral hemisphere. RESULTS: Among the high-grade gliomas, we observed a significant correlation between breakdown volume of the blood-brain barrier and thallium-201 uptake. However, 8 of the high-grade gliomas had low thallium-201 uptake, in the same range as the low-grade gliomas. Of these, 2 were nonenhancing and the other 6 showed ring enhancement on CT scans. Analysis of variance showed no significant difference in thallium-201 indexes between low-grade gliomas and highly malignant (grade II-III) gliomas. Accuracy of thallium-201 imaging was lower (78%) than that of CT (84%) in identifying high-grade gliomas. CONCLUSIONS: Damage to the blood-brain barrier is a prerequisite for uptake of thallium-201 in gliomas. Tumors with central necrotic areas and moderate ring enhancement tend to be underestimated when evaluated by means of thallium-201 scintigraphy. The results indicate a need for caution when interpreting findings on images obtained with thallium-201 single-photon emission CT in preoperative evaluation of brain tumors. (Less)
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Glioma, Brain neoplasms, computed tomography, Single-photon emission computed tomography
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AJNR
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17
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5
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925 - 932
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American Society of Neuroradiology
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1936-959X
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English
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The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Clinical Neurophysiology (013013001), Diagnostic Radiology, (Lund) (013038000), Neurosurgery (013026000), Pathology, (Lund) (013030000), Neurology, Lund (013027000)
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  abstract     = {{PURPOSE: To compare thallium-201 single-photon emission CT with conventional CT in grading the malignancy of gliomas and to determine the reliability of each in tumor assessment. METHODS: We studied 37 patients who had gliomas (31 high grade and 6 low grade) and compared the CT findings with the thallium-201 index, which we defined as tumor uptake relative to the uptake in the contralateral hemisphere. RESULTS: Among the high-grade gliomas, we observed a significant correlation between breakdown volume of the blood-brain barrier and thallium-201 uptake. However, 8 of the high-grade gliomas had low thallium-201 uptake, in the same range as the low-grade gliomas. Of these, 2 were nonenhancing and the other 6 showed ring enhancement on CT scans. Analysis of variance showed no significant difference in thallium-201 indexes between low-grade gliomas and highly malignant (grade II-III) gliomas. Accuracy of thallium-201 imaging was lower (78%) than that of CT (84%) in identifying high-grade gliomas. CONCLUSIONS: Damage to the blood-brain barrier is a prerequisite for uptake of thallium-201 in gliomas. Tumors with central necrotic areas and moderate ring enhancement tend to be underestimated when evaluated by means of thallium-201 scintigraphy. The results indicate a need for caution when interpreting findings on images obtained with thallium-201 single-photon emission CT in preoperative evaluation of brain tumors.}},
  author       = {{Källén, Kristina and Heiling, M and Andersson, A M and Brun, Arne and Holtås, Stig and Ryding, Erik}},
  issn         = {{1936-959X}},
  keywords     = {{Glioma; Brain neoplasms; computed tomography; Single-photon emission computed
tomography}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{5}},
  pages        = {{925--932}},
  publisher    = {{American Society of Neuroradiology}},
  series       = {{AJNR}},
  title        = {{Preoperative grading of glioma malignancy with thallium-201 single-photon emission CT: comparison with conventional CT}},
  url          = {{http://www.ajnr.org/cgi/content/abstract/17/5/925}},
  volume       = {{17}},
  year         = {{1996}},
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