Posttreatment Evaluation of Brain Gliomas

Mark F Dalesandro; Jalal B Andre

doi:10.1016/j.nic.2016.06.007

Posttreatment Evaluation of Brain Gliomas

Neuroimaging Clin N Am. 2016 Nov;26(4):581-599. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2016.06.007.

Authors

Mark F Dalesandro¹, Jalal B Andre²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Box 357115, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, NW011, Seattle, WA 98195-7115, USA.
² Department of Radiology, Harborview Medical Center, University of Washington, Box 357115, 1959 Northeast Pacific Street, NW011, Seattle, WA 98195-7115, USA. Electronic address: drjalal@uw.edu.

PMID: 27712795
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2016.06.007

Abstract

The imaging of treated gliomas is complicated by a variety of treatment related effects, which can falsely simulate disease improvement or progression. Distinguishing between disease progression and treatment effects is difficult with standard MR imaging pulse sequences and added specificity can be gained by the addition of advanced imaging techniques.

Keywords: Glioblastoma; High-grade glioma; Pseudoprogression; Radiation necrosis; Treatment effects.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Brain / diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Brain Neoplasms / therapy*
Diagnostic Imaging / methods
Disease Progression
Glioma / diagnostic imaging*
Glioma / therapy*
Humans
Neuroimaging / methods*
Treatment Outcome