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Abstract #0981

The Local Image Variance - A Tool to Facilitate the Differentiation Between Cerebral Lymphomas and High Grade Brain Gliomas

Gnther Grabner1, Sabine Goed1, Christine Marosi2, Stefan Wolfsberger3, Aygl Mert3, Georg Widhalm3, Siegfried Trattnig1, Matthias Preusser2

1Department of Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; 2Institute of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; 3Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria

This study shows that the local image variance based on Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging (SWI) at 7 Tesla can be used to facilitate the differentiation between cerebral lymphomas and high grade brain gliomas.

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