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MR Imaging of Brain Tumors

Recent Developments Gilbert Vezina, M.D., Director of Neuroradiology – Children’s National Medical Center, Washington D.C. Imaging techniques to diagnose, stage, and follow patients with brain tumors are central to their clinical management. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most commonly utilized technique for lesion detection, definition of extent, detection of spread and in evaluation of …

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Classification, Grading and Staging of Pediatric Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors

Ideally, when a child is diagnosed with a brain tumor, a multidisciplinary group of providers (neurosurgeons, neuropathologists, neuro-radiologists, neuro-oncologists, etc.) cooperate to determine the optimal treatment. Many factors influence the decision. Central to considerations are the classification, grading, and staging of pediatric brain tumors. With the exception of only a few tumor types and locations, …

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