The utility of routine surveillance screening with magnetic resonance imaging to detect tumor recurrence/progression in children with high ‐grade central nervous system tumors: a systematic review

ConclusionThere is a paucity of evidence to guide clinical practice as to the effectiveness of MRI surveillance in pediatric patients with high ‐grade CNS tumors. These studies do not clearly demonstrate benefit or harm for the practice. With more research needed, there is a role for researchers to build into future trials data collection on surveillance imaging to give more information for the assessment of imaging frequency and duration in asymptomatic patients. This is an important question not only to clinicians and patients and their families but also from a health service resource perspective.
Source: Pediatric Blood and Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: REVIEW Source Type: research