High grade astrocytoma (MRS)

Case contributed by Frank Gaillard
Diagnosis certain
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MRS can help increase our ability to predict grade. As the grade increases, NAA and creatine decrease and choline, lipids and lactate increase. This MRS has been generated using a spreadsheet.

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This MRS trace was created artificially for illustrative purposes.

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Author: Frank Gaillard

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