Research Article

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

Table 1

Diagnoses using MRI alone.

MRI diagnosisFrequency (%)

No single diagnosis48 (76.2)
Low-grade glioma4 (6.3)
High-grade glioma3 (4.8)
Metastasis1 (1.6)
Meningioma1 (1.6)
Schwannoma1 (1.6)
Cerebral infarct1 (1.6)
Radiation necrosis1 (1.6)
Pilocytic astrocytoma1 (1.6)
Cavernoma2 (3.2)