Glioblastomas

New Glioblastomas Study Results Reported from Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials

Published in Clinical Oncology Week, February 21st, 2011

2011 FEB 21 -- Data detailed in 'Discrimination between metastasis and glioblastoma multiforme based on morphometric analysis of MR images' have been presented. "Solitary MET and GBM are difficult to distinguish by using MR imaging. Differentiation is useful before any metastatic work-up or biopsy," researchers in Nijmegen, Netherlands report.

"Our hypothesis was that MET and GBM tumors differ in morphology. Shape analysis was proposed as an indicator for discriminating these 2 types of brain pathologies," wrote L. Blanchet and colleagues, Radboud University, Institute for Molecules and Materials.

The researchers concluded: "The purpose...

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Source: Clinical Oncology Week (2011-02-21)

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