From the USA: Anatomic Changes Can Be Seen With MRI-Linac for Glioblastoma Patients
For patients with glioblastoma imaged daily with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-linear accelerator (linac) throughout the chemoradiation therapy course, anatomic changes can be detected, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in the International Journal of Radiology Oncology – Biology – Physics.
Kaylie Cullison, Ph.D., from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and colleagues examined dynamics of daily glioblastoma evolution during chemoradiation therapy among 36 patients with glioblastoma. Tumor or edema (lesion) and resection cavity dynamics were analyzed throughout treatment on 0.35T MRI-linac and at three timepoints (T) with and without contrast (C) on standalone high-field MRI. Of the patients, eight, 12, and 16 had cavity only, lesions only, and cavity and lesions, respectively.
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