MRS of pilocytic astrocytoma: The peak at 2ppm may not be NAA

作者：Tamrazi Benita; Nelson Marvin D Jr; Bluml Stefan^*

来源：Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 2017, 78(2): 452-456.

DOI：10.1002/mrm.26374

• Pilocytic astrocytoma
• N-acetylaspartate
• MR spectroscopy

PurposeTo determine whether the chemical shift of residual N-acetylaspartate (NAA) signal in pilocytic astrocytomas (PA) is consistent with the position of the NAA peak in controls.
MethodsMR spectra from 27 pediatric World Health Organization (WHO) grade I pilocytic astrocytoma patients, fifteen patients with WHO grade II and high-grade (III-IV) astrocytomas, and 36 controls were analyzed. All spectra were acquired with a short echo time (35 ms), single voxel point-resolved spectroscopy sequence on clinical 3 tesla scanners. Fully automated LCModel software was used for processing, which included the fitting of peak positions for NAA and creatine (Cr).
ResultsThe chemical shift difference between the NAA and Cr peaks was significantly smaller (by 0.0160.005 parts per million, P<1e-10) in PAs than in controls and was also smaller than what was observed in infiltrative astrocytomas.
ConclusionThe chemical shift position of the residual NAA peak in PAs is not consistent with NAA. The signal likely originates from an N-acetyl group of one or more other chemicals such as N-acetylated sugars. Magn Reson Med 78:452-456, 2017.

• 出版日期2017-8