Preoperative magnetic resonance spectroscopy improves diagnostic accuracy in a series of neurosurgical dilemmas

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2013

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Rao, Prashanth
Jyoti, Rajeev
Mews, Peter J
Desmond, P
Khurana, Gautam (Vini)

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Informa Healthcare

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Object. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of preoperative magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) in neurosurgical patients with diagnostically challenging intracranial lesions. Methods. Included in this study are twenty-three consecu

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Keywords: acetic acid; alanine; amino acid; gadolinium; gadolinium pentetate meglumine; lactic acid; lipid; succinic acid; adult; aged; article; astrocytoma; brain abscess; brain damage; brain lymphoma; cancer grading; cancer recurrence; cancer surgery; clinical ar Abscess; Brain tumour; Glioma; Intracranial surgery; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy

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British Journal of Neurosurgery

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Journal article

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2037-12-31