ReviewThe British journal of radiology2022
Brain metastases: the role of clinical imaging.
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- Overexpression of GM3 and Ganglioside Pattern Remodeling in Lung Adenocarcinoma Brain Metastases Identified by Ion Mobility Mass Spectrometry.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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- Assessing brain metastasis response to immunotherapy: a pictorial review of atypical responses and intracranial adverse events.Insights into imaging · 2025Article
- A longitudinal MRI dataset of brain metastases with tumor segmentations, clinical & radiomic data.Scientific data · 2025Article
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- Clinical Features, Molecular Biology, and the Metastatic Microenvironment in Lung Cancer Brain Metastases: Implications for Treatment Decisions.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025Review
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Abstract
Imaging of brain metastases (BMs) has advanced greatly over the past decade. In this review, we discuss the main challenges that BMs pose in clinical practice and describe the role of imaging.Firstly, we describe the increased incidence of BMs of different primary tumours and the rationale for screening. A challenge lies in selecting the right patients for screening: not all cancer patients develop BMs in their disease course.Secondly, we discuss the imaging techniques to detect BMs. A three-dimensional (3D) T1W MRI sequence is the golden standard for BM detection, but additional anatomical (susceptibility weighted imaging, diffusion weighted imaging), functional (perfusion MRI) and metabolic (MR spectroscopy, positron emission tomography) information can help to differentiate BMs from other intracranial aetiologies.Thirdly, we describe the role of imaging before, during and after treatment of BMs. For surgical resection, imaging is used to select surgical patients, but also to assist intraoperatively (neuronavigation, fluorescence-guided surgery, ultrasound). For treatment planning of stereotactic radiosurgery, MRI is combined with CT. For surveillance after both local and systemic therapies, conventional MRI is used. However, advanced imaging is increasingly performed to distinguish true tumour progression from pseudoprogression.FInally, future perspectives are discussed, including radiomics, new biomarkers, new endogenous contrast agents and theranostics.
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