Does radiation therapy increase gadolinium accumulation in the brain?: Quantitative analysis of T1 shortening using R1 relaxometry in glioblastoma multiforme patients.

Woo Hyeon LimSeung Hong ChoiRoh-Eul YooKoung Mi KangTae Jin YunJi-Hoon KimChul-Ho Sohn

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Radiotherapy can induce R1 value increase in the brain parenchyma, which might suggest accelerated gadolinium accumulation due to damage to the blood-brain barrier.

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