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ArticleJournal of Korean Neurosurgical Society2017

The Use of MR Perfusion Imaging in the Evaluation of Tumor Progression in Gliomas.

Brian Snelling, Ashish H Shah, Simon Buttrick, Ronald Benveniste

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Article in Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brian SnellingDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Ashish H ShahDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Simon ButtrickDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Ronald BenvenisteDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
University of Miami · USNeurological Surgery · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveDiagnosing tumor progression and pseudoprogression remains challenging for many clinicians. Accurate recognition of these findings remains paramount given necessity of prompt treatment. However, no consensus has been reached on the optimal technique to discriminate tumor progression. We sought to investigate the role of magnetic resonance perfusion (MRP) to evaluate tumor progression in glioma patients.

methodsAn institutional retrospective review of glioma patients undergoing MRP with concurrent clinical follow up visit was performed. MRP was evaluated in its ability to predict tumor progression, defined clinically or radiographically, at concurrent clinical visit and at follow up visit. The data was then analyzed based on glioma grade and subtype. RESUSTS: A total of 337 scans and associated clinical visits were reviewed from 64 patients. Sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive value were reported for each tumor subtype and grade. The sensitivity and specificity for high-grade glioma were 60.8% and 87.8% respectively, compared to low-grade glioma which were 85.7% and 89.0% respectively. The value of MRP to assess future tumor progression within 90 days was 46.9% (sensitivity) and 85.0% (specificity).

conclusionBased on our retrospective review, we concluded that adjunct imaging modalities such as MRP are necessary to help diagnose clinical disease progression. However, there is no clear role for stand-alone surveillance MRP imaging in glioma patients especially to predict future tumor progression. It is best used as an adjunctive measure in patients in whom progression is suspected either clinically or radiographically.

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GliomaMagnetic resonance perfusionRadiation necrosisTumor progression

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PMID28061488
PMCPMC5223756
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