Diagnosis and monitoring of the intraparenchymal brain tumors by magnetic resonance imaging

The multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MMRI) has an important role in cancer care. This non-invasive and non-ionizing technique provides vital information for the diagnosis and answers to various questions of clinicians before, during and after treatment. The MMRI can specify the localization expanding process; it allows establishing the differential diagnosis of a brain tumor and a circumscribed lesion of another type, to approach the diagnosis of the tumor lesion nature as well as establishing the histological grade of glial tumor in view of lesion monitoring after treatment. The multimodal magnetic resonance imaging has a major contribution to the management progress of the brain tumors. Thus, this paper reviews the value of these MRI modalities in the diagnosis, management and therapy of brain tumors. (C) 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.