Comparative overview of brain perfusion imaging techniques

M Wintermark, M Sesay, E Barbier, K Borbély… - Stroke, 2005 - Am Heart Assoc
Background and Purpose—Numerous imaging techniques have been developed and
applied to evaluate brain hemodynamics. Among these are positron emission tomography …

Diffuse glioma growth: a guerilla war

A Claes, AJ Idema, P Wesseling - Acta neuropathologica, 2007 - Springer
In contrast to almost all other brain tumors, diffuse gliomas infiltrate extensively in the
neuropil. This growth pattern is a major factor in therapeutic failure. Diffuse infiltrative glioma …

Relative cerebral blood volume maps corrected for contrast agent extravasation significantly correlate with glioma tumor grade, whereas uncorrected maps do not

JL Boxerman, KM Schmainda… - American Journal of …, 2006 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Relative cerebral blood volume (rCBV) estimates for high-
grade gliomas computed with dynamic susceptibility contrast MR imaging are artificially …

Update on brain tumor imaging: from anatomy to physiology

S Cha - American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2006 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
The role of neuroimaging in patients with brain tumors is no longer simply to evaluate
structural abnormality and identify tumor-related complications. By transitioning from a …

Dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging techniques: CT and MRI

JPB O'connor, PS Tofts, KA Miles… - The British journal of …, 2011 - birpublications.org
Over the last few decades there has been considerable research into quantifying the
cerebral microvasculature with imaging, for use in studies of the human brain and various …

Imaging tumor vascular heterogeneity and angiogenesis using dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging

A Jackson, JPB O'Connor, GJM Parker… - Clinical Cancer Research, 2007 - AACR
This article reviews the application of dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance
imaging in both clinical studies and early-phase trials of angiogenesis inhibitors. Emphasis …

Regional variation in histopathologic features of tumor specimens from treatment-naive glioblastoma correlates with anatomic and physiologic MR Imaging

RF Barajas Jr, JJ Phillips, R Parvataneni… - Neuro …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Histopathologic evaluation of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) at initial diagnosis is typically
performed on tissue obtained from regions of contrast enhancement (CE) as depicted on …

Perfusion and diffusion MR imaging in enhancing malignant cerebral tumors

C Calli, O Kitis, N Yunten, T Yurtseven, S Islekel… - European journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Common contrast-enhancing malignant tumors of the brain are glioblastoma
multiforme (GBMs), anaplastic astrocytomas (AAs), metastases, and lymphomas, all of which …

Dynamic magnetic resonance perfusion imaging of brain tumors

DJ Covarrubias, BR Rosen, MH Lev - The oncologist, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Learning Objectives After completing this course, the reader will be able to:
Understand the rationale and validity of using MR perfusion techniques for selecting the …

[HTML][HTML] Quantifying heterogeneity in human tumours using MRI and PET

MC Asselin, JPB O'Connor, R Boellaard… - European journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
Most tumours, even those of the same histological type and grade, demonstrate
considerable biological heterogeneity. Variations in genomic subtype, growth factor …