Abstract
Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) provides information about the cellular density of tumors. This feature is useful in grading and identifying different tumor types. To assess the value of diffusion restriction and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in differentiating pediatric infratentorial tumors. This was a retrospective review of the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of 82 children (age range 1-16 years) with infratentorial tumors. Histopathological grading after surgical excision/biopsy was categorized as low grade (WHO grades I and II) (n = 31; 29 pilocytic astrocytomas, 2 ependymomas) and high grade (WHO grade III and IV) (n = 51; 40 medulloblastomas, 8 anaplastic ependymomas, 1 anaplastic astrocytoma, 2 atypical rhabdoid teratoid tumors [ATRT]). MRI features and ADC values were compared among tumor types and grades using a two-tailed t test, Mann-Whitney U test for continuous data and Chi-square test for categorical variables. Diffusion restriction and low ADC value was a feature of high-grade tumors (P<0.001). The mean ADC values of the low-grade and high-grade tumors were 1.567 × 10-3mm2/s and 0.661 × 10-3mm2/s, respectively. Using 0.9 × 10-3mm2/s as the cut-off value, the sensitivity, specificity, positive an...Continue Reading
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