MR imaging of neoplastic central nervous system lesions: review and recommendations for current practice.
MR imaging is the preferred technique for the diagnosis, treatment planning, and monitoring of patients with neoplastic CNS lesions. Conventional MR imaging, with gadolinium-based contrast enhancement, is increasingly combined with advanced, functional MR imaging techniques to offer morphologic, metabolic, and physiologic information. This article provides updated recommendations to neuroradiologists, neuro-oncologists, neurosurgeons, and radiation oncologists on the practical applications of MR imaging of neoplastic CNS lesions in adults, with particular focus on gliomas, based on a review of the clinical trial evidence and personal experiences shared at a recent international meeting of experts in neuroradiology, neuro-oncology, neurosurgery, and radio-oncology.
University of Erlangen, German Cancer Center, Erlangen, Germany. marco.essig@uk-erlangen.de
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D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States