Volker Schuchardt's scientific contributions

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To evaluate the contribution of DWI and DTI to the differential diagnosis of cerebral ring enhancing lesions by describing DWI and ADC (apparent diffusion coefficient) findings and measuring the two DTI parameters mean diffusivity (MD) and fractional anisotropy (FA). A total of 17 patients presenting with 26 rim enhancing cysts were investigated wi...
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The frequency of CNS lymphomas is increasing in immunocompetent as well as in immunocompromised patients and its incidence accounts for approximately 1-2% of all primary cerebral neoplasms. It is a challenge to recognize CNS lymphomas by MR imaging as early as possible in order to dispose an optimal therapy. The aim of this report is to demonstrate...

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... However, there is a lack of consistency in the available literature regarding FA and MD parameters. For instance, Wang et al. [29] and Reiche et al. [30] reported lower fractional anisotropy in gliomas compared to brain metastases. ...
... There is more limited and less compelling evidence for evaluating atypical CNS lymphoma with such advanced imaging; however, Reiche et al. [24] found diffusion-weighted imaging useful in four patients with atypical features, but notably only one of the patients described had entirely nonenhancing disease. Brain biopsy was delayed in that patient until a neurologic decline 2 weeks later, at which time repeat imaging demonstrated abnormal enhancement. ...