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The authors report on their institutional experience with both tumors, focusing on radio-graphic features, especially the diffusion studies, which might be useful in distinguishing between infantile GBM and DIT.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>A retrospective review was undertaken of all infantile brain tumors treated at British Columbia\u2019s Children\u2019s Hospital between 1982 and 2012, and cases of GBM and DIT were recorded. Only cases that had imaging were included in the study. A literature review was completed to identify reported cases of infantile GBM and DIT. Only reports that described or included radiological studies (particularly MRI) of the tumors were included. 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The tumors were cystic-solid in consistency in 10 of 30 (33%) of GBM cases and 28 of 32 (87.5%) of DIT cases. The contrast enhancement was heterogeneous in 9 of 30 (30%) GBM cases, and it was homogeneous and avid in 27 of 32 (84%) of DIT cases. Diffusion studies were recorded in 2 published infantile GBM cases, and in both of them diffusion was restricted. The authors only found 1 report that discussed DIG tumor features on MR diffusion studies, but the interpretation was difficult and unclear.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Magnetic resonance imaging, especially diffusion-weighted imaging, may be a useful aid in distinguishing between infantile GBM and DIT tumors, with infantile GBM demonstrating restricted diffusion.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3171\/2014.10.peds13634","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2015,5,8]],"date-time":"2015-05-08T14:05:22Z","timestamp":1431093922000},"page":"119-125","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":25,"title":["Radiological features of infantile glioblastoma and desmoplastic infantile tumors: British Columbia\u2019s Children\u2019s Hospital experience"],"prefix":"10.3171","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Ahmad","family":"Bader","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Divisions of Neurosurgery and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Manraj","family":"Heran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Radiology and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Christopher","family":"Dunham","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Anatomic Pathology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia; and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paul","family":"Steinbok","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Divisions of Neurosurgery and"},{"name":"Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, British Columbia\u2019s Children\u2019s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1754","reference":[{"key":"b1-peds13634","series-title":"Clin Neuropathol","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"100","DOI":"10.5414\/NP300548","article-title":"Malignant desmoplastic infantile astrocytoma? 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