Role of Mass Effect, Tumor Volume and Peritumoral Edema Volume in the Differential Diagnosis of Primary Brain Tumor and Metastasis

Highlights • Definition of mass-edema index which is a new differential diagnosis tool. • Metastases have higher mass-edema index than primary brain tumors. • Volume measurement of brain tumors is a useful tool in differential diagnosis.

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Published in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2016-09, Vol.148, p.67-71
Main Authors: Baris, Mustafa Mahmut, Celik, Ahmet Orhan, Gezer, Naciye Sinem, Ada, Emel
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquisitions & mergers
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Brain cancer
Brain Edema - diagnostic imaging
Brain Edema - etiology
Brain neoplasms
Brain Neoplasms - complications
Brain Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms - secondary
Cancer
Diagnosis, Differential
Edema
Female
Funding
Humans
Localization
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Metastasis
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis - diagnostic imaging
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Patients
Software
Statistical analysis
Studies
Tumors
Volume measurement
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Summary:Highlights • Definition of mass-edema index which is a new differential diagnosis tool. • Metastases have higher mass-edema index than primary brain tumors. • Volume measurement of brain tumors is a useful tool in differential diagnosis.
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.07.008