Advanced Neuroimaging in Brain Tumors, An Issue of Radiologic Clinics of North America
- 1st Edition, Volume 59-3 - May 13, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editor: Sangam Kanekar
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 9 4 2 1 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 9 4 2 2 - 0
This issue of Radiologic Clinics focuses on Advanced Neuroimaging in Brain Tumors and is edited by Dr. Sangam Kanekar. Articles will include: Imaging findings of new entities and… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis issue of Radiologic Clinics focuses on Advanced Neuroimaging in Brain Tumors and is edited by Dr. Sangam Kanekar. Articles will include: Imaging findings of new entities and patterns in brain tumor: IDH mutant, IDH wildtype, Codeletion, and MGMT methylation; CT and MR perfusion imaging in neuro-oncology; Application of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) in the pre- and post-surgical evaluation of brain tumor; Clinical applications of magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) in of brain tumors: grading and recurrence; Cellular and molecular imaging with PET and SPECT in brain tumors; Role of Functional MRI (fMRI) in the presurgical mapping of brain tumor; Imaging surveillance of gliomas: role of advanced imaging techniques; Neoplastic meningitis and paraneoplastic syndrome—role of imaging; Imaging of neurologic injury following oncologic therapy; RadioGenomics of brain tumor; Imaging mimics of brain tumors; Imaging of tumor syndromes; and more!
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- CME Accreditation Page
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- Imaging Findings of New Entities and Patterns in Brain Tumor: Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Mutant, Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Wild-Type, Codeletion, and MGMT Methylation
- Key points
- Background
- Genetic factors
- Molecular genetics of glioblastoma and gliomagenesis
- Imaging
- Role of MR imaging
- Key imaging findings
- Other molecular markers and mutations in diffuse gliomas
- Treatment, prognosis, and isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations
- Prognosis
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Clinical Review of Computed Tomography and MR Perfusion Imaging in Neuro-Oncology
- Key points
- Introduction
- Computed tomography perfusion
- Perfusion MR imaging
- Clinical use of perfusion imaging in neuro-oncology
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Application of Diffusion Weighted Imaging and Diffusion Tensor Imaging in the Pretreatment and Post-treatment of Brain Tumor
- Key points
- Introduction
- Diffusion weighted imaging
- Diffusion tensor imaging
- Clinics care points
- Clinical Applications of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Brain Tumors: From Diagnosis to Treatment
- Key points
- Introduction
- Imaging technique
- Metabolites
- Clinical relevance: diagnosis
- Clinical relevance: tumor grading
- Clinical relevance: follow-up
- Limitations
- Future directions
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Cellular and Molecular Imaging with SPECT and PET in Brain Tumors
- Key points
- Introduction
- Single-photon emission computed tomography
- Positron emission tomography
- Tracing glucose metabolism
- Amino acid metabolism
- Targeting cell membrane components
- Targeting hypoxia
- Tracing somatostatin receptor
- Prostate-specific membrane antigen–expressing tumors
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Role of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Presurgical Mapping of Brain Tumors
- Key points
- Introduction
- Background of functional magnetic resonance imaging (blood oxygenation level–dependent signal, functional magnetic resonance imaging study design)
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging: current clinical applications
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging applications in brain tumor surgery
- The general workflow for clinical functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Commonly used tasks
- Resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Application of resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging in presurgical mapping
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Imaging Surveillance of Gliomas: Role of Basic and Advanced Imaging Techniques
- Key points
- Introduction
- Treatment and response assessment of high-grade gliomas
- Treatment response assessment and surveillance of low-grade gliomas
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Neoplastic Meningitis and Paraneoplastic Syndromes
- Key points
- Introduction
- Pathophysiology
- Clinical features
- Diagnosis
- Paraneoplastic syndromes
- Other paraneoplastic disorders
- Evaluation of the paraneoplastic neuronal disorder
- Antibody testing
- Special antibodies and paraneoplastic encephalitis
- Imaging of Neurologic Injury following Oncologic Therapy
- Key points
- Introduction
- Radiation therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Combination therapies
- Immunotherapy
- Pediatric brain
- Summary
- Radiogenomics of Gliomas
- Key points
- Introduction
- Overview of glioma biology
- Definitions and terminology
- Molecular characteristics of gliomas
- Approach to radiogenomic analysis
- Radiogenomic studies using semantic features
- Molecular classification
- Radiogenomic studies using radiomic features
- Limitations and future directions
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Imaging Mimics of Brain Tumors
- Key points
- Introduction
- Imaging findings
- Laboratory test pearls and pitfalls
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Imaging of Tumor Syndromes
- Key points
- Introduction
- Cancer predisposition syndromes
- Clinics care points
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 59-3
- Published: May 13, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323794213
- eBook ISBN: 9780323794220
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Sangam Kanekar
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Departments of Radiology and Neurology, Hershey Medical Center,
The Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania