Michael Cardenas, Craig J. Galban, Thomas L. Chenevert, Michelle Miller-Thomas, Brian D. Ross, Christina Tsien
8. Review of WHO 2016 changes to classification of gliomas; incorporation of molecular markers
Derek R. Johnson, Caterina Giannini , Timothy J. Kaufmann
9. Imaging markers of Low Grade Diffuse Glioma
Melanie A. Morrison, Adam D. Waldman
10. CEST, pH and glucose imaging as markers for hypoxia and malignant transformation
Daniel Paech, Alexander Radbruch
11. MRS for D-2HG detection in IDH mutant glioma
Ovidiu C. Andronessi, Tracy T. Batchelor, Daniel P. Cahill
12. C-13 hyperpolarized MR spectroscopy for metabolic imaging of brain tumors
Pavithra Viswanath, Yan Li, Sabrina M. Ronen
13. FET and FDOPA PET imaging in glioma
Norbert Galdiks, Philipp Lohmann, Francesco Cicone, Karl-Josef Langen
14. Imaging genomics
Cymon N. Kersch, Ramon F. Barajas
15. Radiomics and machine learning
Julie Ferris, Peter D. Chang, Daniel S. Chow
16. Immunotherapy and Gliomas
Elise Wang, Robert J. Young, Ankush Bhatia
17. The path forward –The standardized Brain Tumor Imaging Protocol (BTIP) for Multicenter Trials
Benjamin M. Ellingson, Marion Smits
Whitney B. Pope, MD, PhD is Professor-in-Residence and Director of Brian Tumor Imaging in the Department of Radiological Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He has served on the editorial board of several neurology and neuroradiology journals, including Neuro-Oncology. He has presented and published widely on brain tumor imaging.
This book covers physiologic, metabolic and molecular imaging for gliomas. Gliomas are the most common primary brain tumors. Imaging is critical for glioma management because of its ability to noninvasively define the anatomic location and extent of disease. While conventional MRI is used to guide current treatments, multiple studies suggest molecular features of gliomas may be identified with noninvasive imaging, including physiologic MRI and amino acid positron emission tomography (PET). These advanced imaging techniques have the promise to help elucidate underlying tumor biology and provide important information that could be integrated into routine clinical practice.
The text outlines current clinical practice including common scenarios in which imaging interpretation impacts patient management. Gaps in knowledge and potential areas of advancement based on the application of more experimental imaging techniques will be discussed. In reviewing this book, readers will learn:
current standard imaging methodologies used in clinical practice for patients undergoing treatment for glioma and the implications of emerging treatment modalities including immunotherapy
the theoretical basis for advanced imaging techniques including diffusion and perfusion MRI, MR spectroscopy, CEST and amino acid PET
the relationship between imaging and molecular/genomic glioma features incorporated in the WHO 2016 classification update and the potential application of machine learning
about the recently adopted and FDA approved standard brain tumor protocol for multicenter drug trials
of the gaps in knowledge that impede optimal patient management and the cutting edge imaging techniques that could address these deficits