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. 2015 Apr 7;10(4):e0123890. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123890

Table 1. Features and associated descriptors assessed on the pre-operative MR exam.

Feature Descriptor
Tumour location Frontal
Non-frontal
Tumour volume Measured in cm3
Contrast-enhancing tumour volume Measured in cm3
Degree of enhancement Less than the choroid plexus
Equal to/greater than the choroid plexus
Heterogeneity of enhancement No enhancement/homogenous enhancement
Heterogeneous enhancement
Peri-tumoural edema Absent
< 1 cm from tumour margin
≥ 1 cm from tumour margin
Mass effect None/mild
Moderate/severe
Intra-tumoural hemorrhage Present
Absent
Cyst formation Present
Absent
Tumour margin Irregular
Smooth
Minimum apparent diffusion coefficient Measured in mm2/sec