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

Titre officiel

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

Sommaire:

La présente étude vise à déterminer si une technique d’imagerie spécialisée faisant appel à l’IRM, appelée analyse du composant T2 multi-exponentiel, permettrait de distinguer de manière fiable une tumeur cérébrale de tissus cérébraux normaux.

Description de l'essai

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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