Academic Radiology
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 728-737 , June 2006

Contrast/Noise Ratio on Conventional MRI and Choline/Creatine Ratio on Proton MRI Spectroscopy Accurately Discriminate Low-Grade From High-Grade Cerebral Gliomas

  • Nicolás Fayed, MD

      Affiliations

    • Magnetic Resonance Unit, Clínica Quirón, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Avenida de la Ilustración, 12, C30, Zaragoza, Spain
    • ,
  • Humberto Morales, MD

      Affiliations

    • Magnetic Resonance Unit, Clínica Quirón, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Avenida de la Ilustración, 12, C30, Zaragoza, Spain
    • ,
  • Pedro J. Modrego, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Avenida de la Ilustración, 12, C30, Zaragoza, Spain.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to P.J.M.
    • ,
  • Miguel A. Pina, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neurology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Avenida de la Ilustración, 12, C30, Zaragoza, Spain.

Received 26 December 2005 ,Revised 26 January 2006 ,Accepted 26 January 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2006.01.047

Academic Radiology
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 728-737 , June 2006

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