Glioma imaging in Europe: A survey of 220 centres and recommendations for best clinical practice.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:At a European Society of Neuroradiology (ESNR) Annual Meeting 2015 workshop, commonalities in practice, current controversies and technical hurdles in glioma MRI were discussed. We aimed to formulate guidance on MRI of glioma and determine its feasibility, by seeking information on glioma imaging practices from the European Neuroradiology community. METHODS:Invitations to a structured survey were emailed to ESNR members (n=1,662) and associates (n=6,400), European national radiologists' societies and distributed via social media. RESULTS:Responses were received from 220 institutions (59% academic). Conventional imaging protocols generally include T2w, T2-FLAIR, DWI, and pre- and post-contrast T1w. Perfusion MRI is used widely (85.5%), while spectroscopy seems reserved for specif

SUBMITTER: Thust SC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6028837 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature