Improving the Assessment of Brain Tumour Treatment Outcome using 18F-FDOPA PET-MRI Fusion

高级别脑肿瘤诊断后第一年内的死亡率约为80%。导致不良结局的一个主要因素是目前神经影像学技术的局限性。在一种新的方法中，我们建议将MRI和PET图像提供的信息联合收割机，以更好地确定肿瘤的范围，并提供早期治疗反应的标志物。这种改进的诊断信息应该会提高生存率。

The mortality rate within the first year of diagnosis for high-grade brain tumours is approximately 80%. A major factor contributing to poor outcome measures is the limitation of current neuroimaging techniques. In a novel approach we propose to combine the information available from MRI and PET images to better define the extent of the tumour and provide markers of early treatment response. This improved diagnostic information should improve survival rates.