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ReviewCurrent oncology reports2021

Advanced imaging techniques for neuro-oncologic tumor diagnosis, with an emphasis on PET-MRI imaging of malignant brain tumors.

Wynton B Overcast, Korbin M Davis, Chang Y Ho, Gary D Hutchins, Mark A Green, Brian D Graner, Michael C Veronesi

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Review in Current oncology reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

55 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Wynton B OvercastDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, 550 N University Blvd. Room 0663, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Korbin M DavisDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, 550 N University Blvd. Room 0663, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Chang Y HoDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Goodman Hall, 355 West 16th Street, Suite 4100, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Gary D HutchinsDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Research 2 Building (R2), Room E124, 920 W. Walnut Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46202-5181, USA.
Mark A GreenDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Research 2 Building (R2), Room E124, 920 W. Walnut Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46202-5181, USA.
Brian D GranerDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Goodman Hall, 355 West 16th Street, Suite 4100, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Michael C VeronesiDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, Research 2 Building (R2), Room E174, 920 W. Walnut Street, Indianapolis, IN, 46202-5181, USA. mverones@iu.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewThis review will explore the latest in advanced imaging techniques, with a focus on the complementary nature of multiparametric, multimodality imaging using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET). RECENT

findingsAdvanced MRI techniques including perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI), MR spectroscopy (MRS), diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and MR chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) offer significant advantages over conventional MR imaging when evaluating tumor extent, predicting grade, and assessing treatment response. PET performed in addition to advanced MRI provides complementary information regarding tumor metabolic properties, particularly when performed simultaneously.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyAdvanced MRIAmino acid PETBrain tumorChemical exchange saturation transferDiffusion-weighted imagingFETGlioblastomaGliomaHigh-grade malignancyHybrid PET/MRIMetastasisMR spectroscopyPerfusion-weighted imagingProgressionPseudoprogressionPseudoresponseRadiation necrosisRadiogenomicsRadiomicsTreatment-related changeTumor grading

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PMID33599882
PMCPMC7892735

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