Hyperintense signal on diffusion-weighted imaging for monitoring the acute response and local recurrence after photodynamic therapy in malignant gliomas.

Yuichi FujitaHiroaki NagashimaKazuhiro TanakaMitsuru HashiguchiTomoo ItohTakashi Sasayama

Published in: Journal of neuro-oncology (2021)

The local recurrence in malignant glioma after PDT occurs in an area without hyperintense signal on DWI as an acute response to PDT. This characteristic finding could aid in the monitoring of local recurrence after PDT.

Keyphrases

photodynamic therapy
diffusion weighted imaging
liver failure
fluorescence imaging
respiratory failure
magnetic resonance imaging
drug induced
aortic dissection
contrast enhanced
hepatitis b virus
free survival
acute respiratory distress syndrome