Table 1 Patient demographics and DSC imaging parameters.
Institution | Vendor and field strength | Imaging parameters | Histology | #patients | WHO grade | Age | Gender | KPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
[#patients] | [number of patients] | [DSC-MRI] | [median] | [range] | [female/male] | % | |||
A [94] | Siemens 1.5T Avanto [42], Sonata [6], Symphony [46] | Axial 12–14 slices; single-shot GE EPI; 50–80 volumes; TR = 1400–1590 ms; TE = 30–52 ms; voxel size 1.8 × 1.8 × 5 mm3; slice spacing 1.5 mm; FA = 90°; 0.2 mmol/kg Gd-DTPA (Gadovist, Bayer Pharma AG) | DA | 17 | II | 41 | 23–63 | 7/10 | 90–100 |
OA | 6 | II | 40 | 26–70 | 3/3 | 100 | |||
OD | 5 | II | 36 | 30–64 | 4/1 | 90–100 | |||
GA | 3 | II | 52 | 41–69 | 1/2 | 100 | |||
AA | 7 | III | 68 | 35–79 | 5/2 | 80–100 | |||
AOA | 5 | III | 62 | 28–82 | 2/3 | 90–100 | |||
AOD | 2 | III | 40 | 28–53 | 0/2 | 100 | |||
GBM | 49 | IV | 60 | 40–78 | 23/26 | 50–100 | |||
B [126] | Siemens 1.5T Avanto [3]; Siemens 3T TimTrio [16]; GE 1.5T Signa HDxt [107] | Axial 14–16 slices; single-shot GE/SE EPI; 80 volumes; TR = 1400–1500 ms; TE = 20–40/100 ms; voxel size 1.9 × 1.9 × 5 mm3; slice spacing 1 mm; FA = 60°; 0.1–0.2 mmol/kg Gd-DTPA (Magnevist, Bayer Pharma AG) | DA | 8 | II | 39 | 24–62 | 5/3 | 90–100 |
OA | 8 | II | 39 | 26–55 | 3/5 | 90–100 | |||
OD | 1 | II | 45 | 45 | 0/1 | 90 | |||
EP | 1 | II | 68 | 68 | 0/1 | 100 | |||
CG | 1 | II | 53 | 53 | 1/0 | 80 | |||
AA | 24 | III | 49 | 26–87 | 10/14 | 60–100 | |||
AOA | 9 | III | 40 | 21 74 | 4/5 | 90–100 | |||
AOD | 2 | III | 58 | 37–78 | 0/2 | 70–90 | |||
GBM | 72 | IV | 64 | 33–87 | 34/38 | 50–100 | |||
