Investigation Into the Differentiation of Tumour and Healthy Brain Tissue Using Multi-exponential T2 Components

Official Title

Investigation Into the Differentiation of Tumour and Healthy Brain Tissue Using a Specialized MRI Technique Called Multiexponential T2 Component Analysis

Summary:

The purpose of this study is to see if a specialized imaging technique using MRI called multi-exponential T2 component analysis can reliably differentiate between normal brain and brain tumour.

Trial Description

Primary Outcome:

• T2 characteristics of glioma tissue versus normal

Existing methods of contouring tumours for radiation therapy involve manual interpretations of qualitative diagnostic images. These methods, being qualitative, do not offer a consistent and reproducible platform for contouring, making it difficult to evaluate the effects of contouring choices on treatment outcome. T2 component analysis in MRI has the potential to offer a quantitive basis for identifying tumour tissue- this potential is investigated in this pilot study.

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