Dynamic contrast‐enhanced MRI perfusion for differentiating between melanoma and lung cancer brain metastases
Hatzoglou V, Tisnado J, Mehta A, Peck KK, Daras M, Omuro AM, Beal K, Holodny AI. Dynamic contrast‐enhanced MRI perfusion for differentiating between melanoma and lung cancer brain metastases. Cancer Medicine 2017, 6: 761-767. PMID: 28303695, PMCID: PMC5387174, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma brain metastasesNSCLC brain metastasesLung cancer brain metastasesBrain metastasesCancer brain metastasesCell lung cancer brain metastasesDCE-MRIPrimary brain tumorsDifferent primary sitesImportant clinical implicationsMann-Whitney U testVolume transfer coefficientTumor histologyMultiple malignanciesMRI perfusionBrain tumorsMetastasisPrimary siteConventional MRIClinical implicationsPerfusion parametersTumor microvasculatureROC analysisU testPlasma volume