[Cerebral gliomas: imaging diagnosis and follow-up]

J Radiol. 2006 Jun;87(6 Pt 2):779-91. doi: 10.1016/s0221-0363(06)74087-2.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The management of gliomas evolves towards more aggressive strategies with a combination of surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Follow-up imaging based on morphological MRI, with simple and reproducible protocols, may be associated with functional MRI and spectroscopy. Baseline postsurgical MRI must be performed within the first three days. Follow-up examinations should be done 2 months after radiotherapy and during chemotherapy, usually after each cycle of two or three treatments. Continued follow-up after therapy is recommended to assess response and detect recurrences or therapeutic complications.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Brain Neoplasms / therapy
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Glioma / diagnosis*
  • Glioma / therapy
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*