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Abstract #0957

Contrast Dose Dependence of Arterial-Venous Overlap in High-Grade Glioma

Peter S. LaViolette1, Mitchell Daun2, Alexander D. Cohen3, Jennifer Connelley2, Kathleen M. Schmainda1

1Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States; 2Neurology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States; 3Biophysics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States

Recently a new biomarker of brain tumor vascularity has been described. Independent component analysis is applied to DSC perfusion imaging to separate arterial and venous components. The overlap of these components (i.e. arterio-venous overlap, or AVOL) occurs preferentially in enhancing neoplastic vasculature. This study finds that a preload of contrast agent is necessary to measure AVOL by comparing the amount of AVOL within tumor contrast enhancement derived from both the preload and second dose of contrast agent. T1 Leakage effects confound AVOL measurements during the first dose.

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