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MR Elastography in Intracranial Lesions: Feasibility & Accuracy
Sponsor: Shengjing Hospital
Summary
Brain tumors, despite their relatively low incidence among cancers, are associated with high morbidity and mortality due to the brain's complexity. Biopsy, the gold standard for tumor grading, is limited by invasiveness, costs, and sampling issues. Conventional MR imaging lacks sensitivity to differentiating tumor grades, while magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) offers non-invasive assessment potential. This retrospective study reviewed MRE data from 512 brain tumor patients (May 2017-December 2024) to evaluate MRE's diagnostic performance, success rate in tumor grading, and clinical reliability, aiming to advance its role in non-invasive brain tumor assessment.
Official title: Feasibility and Diagnostic Accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Intracranial Space-Occupying Lesions
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
8 Years - 83 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
512
Start Date
2017-05-09
Completion Date
2026-12-09
Last Updated
2026-02-09
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Locations (1)
Shengjing Hospital
Shenyang, Liaoning, China