Brain metastases: neuroimaging

WB Pope - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2018 - Elsevier
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the cornerstone for evaluating patients with brain
masses such as primary and metastatic tumors. Important challenges in effectively detecting …

Imaging challenges of immunotherapy and targeted therapy in patients with brain metastases: response, progression, and pseudoprogression

N Galldiks, M Kocher, G Ceccon, JM Werner… - Neuro …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The advent of immunotherapy using immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and targeted
therapy (TT) has dramatically improved the prognosis of various cancer types. However …

MR-guided radiotherapy for brain and spine tumors

D Maziero, MW Straza, JC Ford, JA Bovi… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
MRI is the standard modality to assess anatomy and response to treatment in brain and
spine tumors given its superb anatomic soft tissue contrast (eg, T1 and T2) and numerous …

Perfusion MRI as a diagnostic biomarker for differentiating glioma from brain metastasis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CH Suh, HS Kim, SC Jung, CG Choi, SJ Kim - European radiology, 2018 - Springer
Objectives Differentiation of glioma from brain metastasis is clinically crucial because it
affects the clinical outcome of patients and alters patient management. Here, we present a …

A systematic review of brain metastases from lung cancer using magnetic resonance neuroimaging: Clinical and technical aspects

S Ghaderi, S Mohammadi… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction Brain metastases (BMs) are common in lung cancer (LC) and are
associated with poor prognosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a vital role in the …

Standardized brain tumor imaging protocols for clinical trials: current recommendations and tips for integration

F Sanvito, TJ Kaufmann, TF Cloughesy, PY Wen… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Standardized MRI acquisition protocols are crucial for reducing the measurement and
interpretation variability associated with response assessment in brain tumor clinical trials …

Diffusion and perfusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging for tumor volume definition in radiotherapy of brain tumors

L Guo, G Wang, Y Feng, T Yu, Y Guo, X Bai, Z Ye - Radiation Oncology, 2016 - Springer
Accurate target volume delineation is crucial for the radiotherapy of tumors. Diffusion and
perfusion magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can provide functional information about brain …

MR perfusion and MR spectroscopy of brain neoplasms

K Gharzeddine, V Hatzoglou, AI Holodny… - Radiologic …, 2019 - radiologic.theclinics.com
Three major techniques have been used to perform perfusion-weighted imaging:(1) dynamic
susceptibility contrast (DSC),(2) dynamic contrast enhancement (DCE), and (3) arterial spin …

Early posttreatment assessment of MRI perfusion biomarkers can predict long-term response of lung cancer brain metastases to stereotactic radiosurgery

NK Taunk, JH Oh, A Shukla-Dave, K Beal… - Neuro …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Imaging criteria to evaluate the response of brain metastases to stereotactic
radiosurgery (SRS) in the early posttreatment period remains a crucial unmet need. The aim …

Efficacy and safety of recombinant human endostatin combined with whole-brain radiation therapy in patients with brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer

L Chen, F Tong, L Peng, Y Huang, P Yin, Y Feng… - Radiotherapy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Brain metastasis (BM) is the leading cause of poor prognosis in
non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. To date, whole-brain radiation therapy …