Untreated glioblastoma multiforme: increased myo-inositol and glutamine levels in the contralateral cerebral hemisphere at proton MR spectroscopy.

  • Kai Kallenberg
  • Hans C Bock
  • Gunther Helms
  • Klaus Jung
  • Wrede Arne
  • Jan Hendrik Buhk
  • Alf Giese
  • Jens Frahm
  • Herwig Strik
  • Peter Dechent
  • Michael Knauth

Abstract

To use localized in vivo proton magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy of the contralateral hemisphere in patients with glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) to detect alterations in cerebral metabolites as potential markers of infiltrating GBM cells.

Bibliographical data

Original languageGerman
Article number3
ISSN0033-8419
Publication statusPublished - 2009
pubmed 19789222