First-pass perfusion computed tomography: Initial experience in differentiating recurrent brain tumors from radiation effects and radiation necrosis

Neurosurgery

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 778-786

  Jain, Rajan ^a,c   Scarpace, Lisa ^a   Ellika, Shehanaz ^a   Schultz, Lonni R ^a   Rock, Jack P ^a   Rosenblum, Mark L ^a   Patel, Suresh C ^a   Lee, Ting Yim ^b   Mikkelsen, Tom ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral radiation necrosis; Perfusion computed tomography; Radiation necrosis; Recurrent tumor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULATION; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION NECROSIS; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CRANIAL IRRADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PERFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION INJURIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 35948939339     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000298906.48388.26     Document Type: Article

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