Laser interstitial thermal therapy in the treatment of brain metastases: the relationship between changes in postoperative magnetic resonance imaging characteristics and tumor recurrence.
Zhan XueXiudong GuanLinhao YuanPeng KangChuanbao ZhangDeling LiGuijun JiaWang JiaPublished in: Acta neurochirurgica (2023)
LITT is a minimally invasive method used to ablate brain metastases which can be used as the first-line treatment for BM patients under certain indications. After LITT, most tumors showed volume enlargement on the 30-day MRI scan, and EVR > 40% on the 30-day MRI may indicate late tumor recurrence.
Keyphrases
- brain metastases
- magnetic resonance imaging
- small cell lung cancer
- contrast enhanced
- minimally invasive
- end stage renal disease
- computed tomography
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- diffusion weighted imaging
- chronic kidney disease
- patients undergoing
- peritoneal dialysis
- free survival
- stem cells
- high speed
- patient reported