Neurooncology

New neurooncology data have been reported by J. Pallud and co-authors

Published in Cancer Weekly, June 2nd, 2009

According to recent research from Paris, France, "In this study, we investigated the prognostic value of MRI contrast enhancement (CE) at the time of histological diagnosis specifically in a selected population of WHO grade II gliomas. We reviewed 927 histologically proven WHO grade II gliomas for which contrast-enhanced MR images were available at the time of histological diagnosis."

"CE patterns were classified into three categories: ''patchy and faint,'' ''nodular-like,'' and ''ring-like.'' CE progression over time was recorded before oncological treatment on successive MR images, when available. CE was present in 143 cases (15.9%), with 93 patchy and faint, 50...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-06-02)

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