Clinical Application of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Diagnosis of Intracranial Mass Lesions

Figure 8

(a) TE 31 msec. (b) TE 144 msec. MRS was performed to differentiate between high-grade glioma and tuberculoma. The lesion was diagnosed as a tuberculoma. At TE31 prominent, lipid peak is seen at 1.3 ppm. At TE144, choline is increased. However, Cho : Cr is 1.57 and Cho : NAA is 1.20.

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