ReviewTomography (Ann Arbor, Mich.)2023
The Role of Advanced MRI Sequences in the Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Adult Brainstem Gliomas: A Neuroradiological Review.
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- Multidisciplinary consensus recommendations for the management of IDH-mutant grade 2 gliomas in Spain: a Delphi study.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026Article
- Case Report: Rare brainstem involvement in anti-metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 encephalitis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Article
- Advanced Neuroimaging and Emerging Systemic Therapies in Glioblastoma: Current Evidence and Future Directions.Biomedicines · 2025Review
- The Expanding Frontier: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Pediatric Neuroradiology.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Advanced MRI, Radiomics and Radiogenomics in Unravelling Incidental Glioma Grading and Genetic Status: Where Are We?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Deep Learning Models in Predicting Glioma Molecular Markers: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Assessment of MGMT promoter methylation status in glioblastoma using deep learning features from multi-sequence MRI of intratumoral and peritumoral regions.Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society · 2024Article
- Brain Stem Glioma Recurrence: Exploring the Therapeutic Frontiers.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- Radiomics for predicting MGMT status in cerebral glioblastoma: comparison of different MRI sequences.Journal of radiation research · 2024Article
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Abstract
The 2021 WHO (World Health Organization) classification of brain tumors incorporated the rapid advances in the molecular, genetic, and pathogenesis understanding of brain tumor pathogenesis, behavior, and treatment response. It revolutionized brain tumor classification by placing great emphasis on molecular types and completely splitting adult-type and pediatric-type diffuse gliomas. Brainstem gliomas (BSGs) are the leading primary tumors of the brainstem, although they are quite uncommon in adults compared with the pediatric population, representing less than 2% of adult gliomas. Surgery is not always the treatment of choice since resection is rarely feasible and does not improve overall survival, and biopsies are not generally performed since the location is treacherous. Therefore, MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) without and with gadolinium administration represents the optimal noninvasive radiological technique to suggest brainstem gliomas diagnosis, plan a multidisciplinary treatment and for follow-up evaluations. The MRI protocol encompasses morphological sequences as well as functional and advanced sequences, such as DWI/ADC (Diffusion-Weighted Imaging/Apparent Diffusion Coefficient), DTI (Diffusion Tensor Imaging), PWI (Perfusion-Weighted Imaging), and MRS (Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy), which improve the accuracy of the diagnosis of BSGs by adding substantial information regarding the cellularity, the infiltrative behavior toward the v fiber tracts, the vascularity, and the molecular changes. Brainstem gliomas have been divided into four categories on the basis of their MRI radiological appearance, including diffuse intrinsic low-grade gliomas, enhancing malignant gliomas, localized tectal gliomas, and other forms. The aim of our review is to provide insight into the role of advanced MRI sequences in the diagnosis and follow-up of adult brainstem gliomas.
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