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Abstract #1154

Repeatability of Standardized and Normalized RCBV in Patients with Newly Diagnosed GBM

Melissa A. Prah1, Eric S. Paulson2, Dominique L. Jennings3, Elizabeth R. Gerstner4, Tracy T. Batchelor4, Steven M. Stufflebeam3, Kathleen M. Schmainda1, 5

1Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States; 2Radiation Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States; 3Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, United States; 4Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States; 5Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States

This study compares the repeatability of standardized and normalized rCBV estimates, across five separate post-processing methods. Overall, results showed that standardized rCBV estimates offer less variablity than normalized rCBV estimates.

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