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Abstract #3102

Imaging Parameters of High Grade Gliomas in Relation to the MGMT Promoter Methylation Status: Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Perfusion Imaging and Intravoxel Incoherent Motion Imaging Using 3.0-T MR

Tao Jiang1, Peng Wang1, Shi-Yuan Liu1, Weibo Chen2, Queenie Chan3

1Department of Radiology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China; 2Philips Healthcare, Shanghai, China; 3Philips Healthcare, Hong Kong, China

This study mainly focus on whether the the methyl-guanine methyl transferase(MGMT) promoter methylation status is associated with a specific imaging feature and several imaging parameters (ADC, FA and perfusion parameters) of HGGs.

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