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Neuroimaging in Neuro-Oncology

Posted on: 12/05/2011

Laszlo Mechtler, MD

Neurologic Clinics; Volume 27, Number 1; February 2009 :

The introduction of MRI into clinical practice has been among the most important of all advances in the care of patients with brain tumors. Neuroimaging is no longer a tool simply to evaluate structural abnormalities and identify tumor-related complications but has evolved into a science that incorporates functional, hemodynamic, metabolic, cellular, and cytoarchitectural alterations. Where previously, pathologic and anatomic imaging has offered information about histologic diagnosis, past imaging has never incorporated information about the actual biologic behavior of these neoplasms. Today, a multitude of new imaging techniques exist that have revolutionized neuro-oncologic imaging. This article reviews neuroimaging with an emphasis on advanced MRI techniques in the field of neuro-oncology. Full Article