Differentiating Radiation-Induced Necrosis from Recurrent Brain Tumor Using MR Perfusion and Spectroscopy: A Meta-Analysis.

PURPOSE:This meta-analysis examined roles of several metabolites in differentiating recurrent tumor from necrosis in patients with brain tumors using MR perfusion and spectroscopy. METHODS:Medline, Cochrane, EMBASE, and Google Scholar were searched for studies using perfusion MRI and/or MR spectrosc...

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Main Authors: Ming-Tsung Chuang, Yi-Sheng Liu, Yi-Shan Tsai, Ying-Chen Chen, Chien-Kuo Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4712150?pdf=render