Imaging biomarkers of outcome after radiotherapy for pediatric ependymoma.

CONCLUSIONS: Postoperative FLAIR hyperintensities are a negative prognostic factor for intracranial ependymoma and may be a surrogate for residual disease. They could therefore prove helpful in patients' surgical and radiotherapeutic management.
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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - February 27, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Tensaouti F, Ducassou A, Chaltiel L, Sevely A, Bolle S, Padovani L, Jouin A, Alapetite C, Supiot S, Huchet A, Bernier V, Claude L, Kerr C, Le Prisé E, Bertozzi-Salamon AI, Liceaga S, Lotterie JA, Péran P, Laprie A, French Society for Childhood Cancer (S Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research