title: Practical neuroimaging of central nervous system tumors for surgical pathologists.
abstract: Imaging has established itself as an irreplaceable component of neuro-oncology, and provided much insight in all aspects of central nervous system (CNS) tumors. Today, similar to some other medical specialties, such as bone and joint disorders, it is an integral part of the diagnosis of CNS tumors. This brief review highlights the critical elements of neuroimaging, especially of MRI, in the study and diagnosis of brain tumors, and considers some of the common entities for the diagnosis, of which a good understanding of imaging characteristics is extremely helpful.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, UCSF School of Medicine, Room M551, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Christine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Glastonbury
authors.affiliation: Neuropathology Division, Department of Pathology, UCSF School of Medicine, UCSF Medical Center, Room M551, 505 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94143-0102, USA. Electronic address: tarik.tihan@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Tarik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tihan
mesh_terms: D016543:Central Nervous System Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003287:Contrast Media; D056324:Diffusion Tensor Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D059906:Neuroimaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media
keywords: CNS metastases; CNS tumors; Neuro-oncology; Neuroimaging