Sensitivity of different MRI sequences in the early detection of melanoma brain metastases.

Katerina Deike-HofmannDaniel ThünemannMichael O BreckwoldtDaniel SchwarzAlexander RadbruchAlexander EnkMartin BendszusJessica HasselHeinz-Peter SchlemmerPhilipp Bäumer

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Contrast-enhanced T1-weighting is more sensitive than all other sequences for detection of MBM. Disruption of the blood-brain-barrier is consistently an earlier sign in MBM than perifocal edema, signal loss on SWI or diffusion restriction.

Keyphrases

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brain metastases
small cell lung cancer
diffusion weighted
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
computed tomography
diffusion weighted imaging
label free
real time pcr
genetic diversity
sensitive detection