Is raised choline on MRS a non-specific finding?
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This is a biopsy proven case of tuberculomas which improved dramatically with ATT. However, MRS findings of raised choline and lipid-lactate peak was seen which is traditionally associated with neoplastic etiologies. Review of literature revealed an article in J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2001;14:8-15. which also questioned specificity of this finding.
Is raised choline on MRS a non-specific finding?
Reviewed by Sumer Sethi
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
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