The patients' experience of neuroimaging of primary brain tumors: a cross-sectional survey study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To gain insight into how patients with primary brain tumors experience MRI, follow-up protocols, and gadolinium-based contrast agent (GBCA) use.

Methods

Primary brain tumor patients answered a survey after their MRI exam. Questions were analyzed to determine trends in patients' experience regarding the scan itself, follow-up frequency, and the use of GBCAs. Subgroup analysis was performed on sex, lesion grade, age, and the number of scans. Subgroup comparison was made using the Pearson chi-square test and the Mann-Whitney U-test for categorical and ordinal questions, respectively.

Results

Of the 100 patients, 93 had a histopathologically confirmed diagnosis, and seven were considered to have a slow-growing low-grade tumor after multidisciplinary assessment and

SUBMITTER: Wamelink IJHG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10167184 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature