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AI InsightThese data suggest that the presence rather than the number of ITSS yields more information on the grade of this type of tumor
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Abstract
Purpose: Histopathological and radiological examination is necessary for the evaluation of tumor types and staging. Histopathologic examination is considered as the gold standard, while the radiological examination is used for preoperative evaluation. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate susceptibility-weighted imaging SWI the in grading of infiltrative glial tumors.Materials and Methods: The SWI sequences in pre-operative magnetic resonance imaging MRI images were retrospectively assessed in a total of 67 patients mean age, 36.7 years; age range, 4–79 years; 29 female, 38 male who were diagnosed with a glial tumor based on histopathological examination. The numbers of punctate intratumoral susceptibility sign ITSS in the SWI sequence in the tumors were determined by two radiologists on a consensus-based approach. Lesions with no ITSS were graded as Grade 0, while those having 1–5, 6–15, >15 ITSS were categorized as Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3, respectively. No susceptibility was classified as ITSS, “non-punctate with blurred margins” and diffuse susceptibility were categorized as >15. ITSS grades were compared to the results of histopathological grading and diagnosis.Results: The sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value, and positive predictive value of the presence of ITSS regarding differentiating high and low-grade glial tumors were 97.6%, 88%, 95.65%, and 93.18%, respectively.Conclusion: In diffuse glial tumors, while the presence of ITSS is indicative of high-grade tumors, its absence is associated with low-grade tumors. These data suggest that the presence rather than the number of ITSS yields more information on the grade of this type of tumor
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Amaç: Tümör tipleri ve evrelendirme için histopatolojik ve radyolojik inceleme gereklidir. Histopatolojik inceleme altın standart olarak kabul edilirken, preoperatif değerlendirme için radyolojik inceleme kullanılır. Bu çalışmanın amacı infiltratif glial tümörlerin evrelemesinde susceptibility ağırlıklı görüntülemenin SWI değerlendirilmesidir. Materyal ve Metot: Patolojik olarak glial tümör tanısı konmuş 67 hastanın 4–79 yaş, yaş ortalaması 36,7; 29 kadın ve 38 erkek retrospektif olarak preoperatif MRG görüntülemelerindeki SWI sekansları değerlendirilmiştir. Tüm tümörlerin SWI sekansında izlenen punktat ITSS intratumoral susceptibility sign sayıları iki radyolog tarafından konsensusla patolojik tanıları bilinmeden kör olarak hesaplanmıştır. Hiç ITSS içermeyen lezyonlar ITSS Evre 0, 1–5 ITSS içeren lezyonlar ITSS Evre 1, 6–15 ITSS içeren lezyonlar ITSS Evre 2, 15