MR spectroscopy of bilateral thalamic gliomas

This study reports the MR spectroscopic patterns of two patients with bitha lamic glioma, In one patient, phosphorus (P-31) MR spectroscopy was perform ed. In both patients, the proton MR spectroscopic scans showed an increased creatine-phosphocreatine peak in the tumor. In the patient who underwent P -31-MR spectroscopy, an increased phosphocreatine peak was also observed. T his group of thalamic tumors may be distinguished from other gliomas clinic ally, radiologically, and metabolically.