Diagnosis and Management of Radiation Necrosis in Patients With Brain Metastases

Diagnosis and Management of Radiation Necrosis in Patients With Brain Metastases

The use of radiotherapy, either in the form of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT), remains the cornerstone for the treatment of brain metastases (BM). As the survival of patients with BM is being prolonged, due to improved systemic therapy (i.e., for better extra-cran...

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Main Authors: Balamurugan Vellayappan, Char Loo Tan, Clement Yong, Lih Kin Khor, Wee Yao Koh, Tseng Tsai Yeo, Jay Detsky, Simon Lo, Arjun Sahgal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
brain metastases (BM)
stereotactic radiosurgery
whole brain radiation therapy
radiation necrosis
MRI imaging techniques
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2018.00395/full

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