Open AccessFrequency and Evolution of New Postoperative Enhancement on 3 Tesla Intraoperative and Early Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Author(s) -
Nityanand Miskin,
Prashin Unadkat,
Michael E Carlton,
Alexandra J. Golby,
Geoffrey S. Young,
Raymond Y. Huang
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.455
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1093/neuros/nyz398
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , intraoperative mri , radiology , interventional magnetic resonance imaging , resection , biopsy , nuclear medicine , surgery
Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging (IO-MRI) provides real-time assessment of extent of resection of brain tumor. Development of new enhancement during IO-MRI can confound interpretation of residual enhancing tumor, although the incidence of this finding is unknown.