Measurement of glycine in a brain and brain tumors by means of 1H MRS.

Aim: Evaluation of a peak at 3.55 ppm in a long echo time (TE) recognized as glycine (Gly) in the WHO grade II gliomas and central neurocytomas by means of 1H MRS.

Material And Methods: Retrospective analysis of 19 patients with histopathologically confirmed WHO grade II glioma and 2 patients with central neurocytoma was conducted.