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Brain Tumor Angiogenesis and Glioma Grading: Role of Tumor Blood Volume and Permeability Estimates Using Perfusion CT

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Tumors of the Central Nervous System, Volume 2

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Perfusion imaging of brain tumors has been done using various tracer and non-tracer modalities and can provide additional physiologic and hemodynamic information, which is not available with routine morphologic imaging. Tumor vascular perfusion parameters obtained using CT or MR perfusion have been used for tumor grading, prognosis and treatment response in addition to differentiating treatment/radiation effects from recurrent neoplasms. This chapter is an overview of utility of perfusion CT for assessment of brain tumors, description of the technique, its advantages and limitations.

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Jain, R. (2011). Brain Tumor Angiogenesis and Glioma Grading: Role of Tumor Blood Volume and Permeability Estimates Using Perfusion CT. In: Hayat, M. (eds) Tumors of the Central Nervous System, Volume 2. Tumors of the Central Nervous System, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0618-7_10

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