Diffusion Microstructure Imaging to Analyze Perilesional T2 Signal Changes in Brain Metastases and Glioblastomas.

Urs WürtembergerMartin Diebold Daniel ErnyJonas A HospOliver SchnellPeter Christoph Reinacher Alexander RauElias KellnerMarco ReisertHorst UrbachTheo Demerath

Published in: Cancers (2022)

Perilesional T2 hyperintensities in brain metastases and GBM differ significantly in DMI-values. The increased free water fraction in brain metastases suits the histopathologically based hypothesis of perimetastatic vasogenic edema, whereas in glioblastomas there is additional tumor infiltration.

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