Prediction of Glioma Grade by Radiological Analysis of its Metabolites. | ||
| Medicine Updates | ||
| Volume 22, Issue 22, July 2025, Pages 68-78 PDF (1.08 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/muj.2025.357125.1203 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohamed Ahmed Hanora* 1; Waleed Said Abo Shanab2; Marwa Hosny Khashaba3; Ahmed Nada4; Carmen Ali Zarad2 | ||
| 1Lecturer of radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology department, Faculty of Medicine, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt. | ||
| 2Assistant professor of radiology, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology department, Faculty of Medicine, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt. | ||
| 3Lecturer of pathology, histopathology department, Faculty of Medicine, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt. | ||
| 4Lecturer of neurosurgery, neurosurgery department, Faculty of Medicine, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| BACKGROUND: This study targeted to evaluate the ability of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) as a noninvasive predictive tool for histo-pathological grade of cerebral gliomas. Results: Our study showed that 42/45 of the high grade glioma group (HGGG) had acquired markedly elevated Choline (Cho)/ Creatine (Cr) levels and 40/45 of them had acquired markedly elevated Choline (Cho)/ N acetyl aspartate (NAA) levels. On The other hand and across low grade gliom group (LGGG); 13/15 lesions had acquired mildly elevated Cho/Cr levels and 14/15 lesions had acquired mildly elevated Cho/NAA levels with proved positive significant statistical correlation between Cho/Cr and Cho/NAA within the two groups and the detected histopathological data. Markedly elevated Cho/Cr and Cho/NAA levels were significantly correlated with HGGG; namely (grades III and IV). Mildly elevated Cho/Cr and Cho/NAA levels were correlated with LGGG; namely (grades I and II) (p ≤ 0.05). Conclusion: MRS can be used a predictor of glioma grade. The estimated MRS cut off values to prognosticate high grade glioma is ≥ 4.2 for Cho/Cr and ≥ 4.5 for Cho/NAA based on Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Key words: MRS - High grade cerebral gliomas - Low grade cerebral gliomas. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Key words: MRS; High grade cerebral gliomas; Low grade cerebral gliomas | ||
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