Current Clinical State of Advanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Brain Tumor Diagnosis and Follow Up

Imaging in neuro-oncology has changed substantially in the past decades. The ongoing development of advanced and sophisticated imaging techniques has allowed for evaluation of both the anatomy and physiology of tumors. In addition to structural and phenotypic assessment of a tumor, the use of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), perfusion-weighted imaging, magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), and functional magnetic resonance imaging   (fMRI) allows for assessment of the cellular, hemodynamic, metabolic, and functional status of the tumor.
Source: Seminars in Roentgenology - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research