Enhancement degree of brain metastases: correlation analysis between enhanced T2 FLAIR and vascular permeability parameters of dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI.

Teng JinHua ZhangXiaoming LiuXiangchuang KongJoyman MakamureZiwen ChenOsamah AlwalidZhen-Wei YaoJing Wang

Published in: European radiology (2021)

• The enhancement degree on CE-T2 FLAIR was negatively correlated with Ktrans and Kep values. • The vascular permeability of brain metastasis accounted for the difference in enhancement degree between CE-T2 FLAIR and CE-BRAVO. • CE-T2 FLAIR is useful for detecting brain metastases with mild disruption of the blood-brain barrier.

Keyphrases

brain metastases
small cell lung cancer
energy transfer
endothelial cells
magnetic resonance imaging
resting state
contrast enhanced
functional connectivity