Study of Utility of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Brain Tumours

Background: Brain Tumours are difficulty to diagnose, especially early in their course. Potential usage of MR Spectroscopy needs to be explored for the same. Objective: To study the utility of MR Spectroscopy in diagnosis & typing of brain tumours Methodology: 35 eligible participants were recruited and MR Spectroscopy was performed, along with conventional MRI. The diagnosis was confirmed with histopathological examination. Observations: The overall accuracy of MR Spectroscopy in diagnosis of brain tumours was 82.8%. The accuracy was 100% in low grade gliomas, schwannomas and medulloblastoma. Conclusion : MR Spectroscopy has a definite complimentary role in better tissue characterization of different brain tumours.