Diffusion Weighted Image Assessment of Brain Glial Tumor Cells

Abstract

Background: Gliomas are the most common primary malignant brain tumors. The accurate grading of gliomas is of primary importance in the development of treatment regimens and the prognosis of the disease.

Objective: The study aims to investigate the role of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) in the assessment of accurate brain glial tumor cells.

Methods: The study consisted of 25 patients, ranging in age from 6 to 77 years, based on the MRI requests for brain glial tumors in Baquba General Hospital in Diyala. In the study, a 1.5-Tesla MRI system with an 8-channel brain coil and a gadolinium-based contrast agent.

Results: The results of this study showed highly promising outcomes in the assessment of the potential growth of the tumor and differentiation of high-grade gliomas from brain abscesses by using DWI along with ADC values. The results of MRI using DWI and ADC sequences showed a grade II glioma with a T2-weighted image of highly intense tumor, and a T1-weighted image of hypointensity.

Conclusion: These results considered the potential value for the progression of non-invasive imaging approaches for the grading of glioma, improving diagnostic accuracy, and patient treatment planning in clinical practice for patients with brain glial tumor