Arterial spin labeling clinical applications for brain tumors and tumor treatment complications: A comprehensive case-based review
Licia Luna, Amara Ahmed, Laleh Daftaribesheli, Francis Deng, Jarunee Intrapiromkul, Bryan Lanzman, Vivek Yedavalli
Abstract
Arterial spin labeling (ASL) is a noninvasive neuroimaging technique that allows for quantifying cerebral blood flow without intravenous contrast. Various neurovascular disorders and tumors have cerebral blood flow alterations. Identifying these perfusion changes through ASL can aid in the diagnosis, especially in entities with normal structural imaging. In addition, complications of tumor treatment and tumor progression can also be monitored using ASL. In this case-based review, we demonstrate the clinical applications of ASL in diagnosing and monitoring brain tumors and treatment complications.
Topics & Concepts
Cerebral blood flowNeuroimagingMedicineArterial spin labelingNeurovascular bundleBrain tumorPerfusion scanningRadiologyBlood flowCerebral perfusion pressurePerfusionPathologyCardiologyPsychiatryGlioma Diagnosis and TreatmentAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsLanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes