Apparent transverse relaxation (R2∗) on MRI as a method to differentiate treatment effect (pseudoprogression) versus progressive disease in chemoradiation for malignant glioma.

Jean-Guy BelliveauGlenn S BaumanDavid MacdonaldMaria MacdonaldL Martyn KlassenRavi S Menon

Published in: Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology (2017)

Our method seems promising for the accurate identification of psPD, and the technique is amenable to evaluation in larger, multi-centre patient cohorts.

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