目的探讨磁共振弥散张量成像(diffusion tensor imaging,DTI)和氢质子磁共振波谱(magnetic resonance spectroscopy,1H-MRS)对胶质瘤瘤周水肿区肿瘤细胞浸润的临床评估价值。方法选取经病理证实的20例脑胶质瘤患者(其中低级别胶质瘤12例,高级别胶质瘤8例),另选9例脑转移瘤、6例脑膜瘤作为瘤周水肿区对照组,均行常规MRI平扫+增强、1H-MRS、DTI检查。依距强化肿瘤实质边界距离将瘤周水肿区划分为3种类型:近瘤周水肿、中瘤周水肿和远瘤周水肿。分别测定肿瘤实质、不同区域瘤周水肿和相应位置对侧正常脑组织的Cho/Cr、NAA/Cr代谢比率和平均表观弥散值(apparent diffusion coefficient,ADC)、各向异性分数值(fractional anisotropy,FA)。结果高级别胶质瘤近瘤周水肿区Cho/Cr比值为(2.79±1.03),与肿瘤实质差异无统计学意义(t=1.674,P〉0.05),而与对侧正常脑实质间存在明显差异(t=2.519,P〈0.05),且明显高于低级别胶质瘤、转移瘤和脑膜瘤(P〈0.05);高级别胶质瘤近瘤周水肿区ADC值为(1 167.70±125.69)×10-6mm2/s,与中瘤周水肿存在明显差异(t=1.744,P〈0.01),且明显低于低级别胶质瘤、转移瘤和脑膜瘤(P〈0.01);高级别胶质瘤近瘤周水肿区Cho/Cr比值与ADC值呈负相关(r=-0.866,P〈0.01),而转移瘤二者之间无相关性(r=-0.177,P〉0.05)。结论根据Cho/Cr、ADC值,可以推测高级别胶质瘤近瘤周水肿区可能存在肿瘤细胞浸润。1H-MRS和DTI可为评估胶质瘤瘤周水肿区肿瘤细胞浸润提供更多的信息。
Objective To prospectively investigate glioma invasion in peritumoral edema using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy(1H-MRS)and diffusion tensor imaging(DTI).Methods Twenty patients with histologically verified brain gliomas(12 cases of low-grade and 8 cases of high-grade)underwent routine head magnetic resonance imaging(MRI),DTI and 1H-MRS,and so did 9 patients with metastatic brain carcinoma and 6 with meningioma as control groups in comparison of peritumoral edema among those groups.According to the distance from the tumor margin,the peritumoral edema regions were classified into three types:the proximal edema,intermediated edema and distal peritumoral edema.The ratio of choline to creatine(Cho/Cr)and N-acetyl-aspartate to creatine(NAA/Cr),the apparent diffusion coefficient(ADC)and the fractional anisotropy(FA)value of parenchyma,different types of peritumoral edema regions and contralateral normal brain tissue were measured respectively in those four groups.Results The Cho/Cr ratio and ADC value in proximal peritumoral edema of high-grade gliomas were(2.79±1.03) and(1 167.70±125.69)×10-6 mm2/s,respectively.In proximal peritumoral edema of high-grade gliomas,the Cho/Cr ratio showed no difference from tumor parenchyma(t=1.674,P0.05),but there was significant difference from contralateral parenchyma(t=2.519,P0.05),and this value was obviously higher than low-grade glioma,metastatic brain carcinoma and mingioma(P0.05).The ADC in proximal peritumoral edema of high-grade gliomas showed significant difference from intermediated peritumoral edema region(t=1.744,P0.01)and obviously lower than low-grade glioma,metastatic brain carcinoma and mingioma(P0.01).There were a significantly negative correlation between Cho/Cr and ADC value(r=-0.866,P0.01)in proximal peritumoral edema region of high-grade gliomas,however,no significant correlation was found in peritumoral edema region of metastatic carcinoma(r=-0.177,P0.05).Conclusion According to Cho/