Author(s)

Jama A. Mohamud^1*, Jianping Gu¹, Salad A. Halane², Farah A. Mohamud³

¹Department of Radiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
²Department of Infectious Diseases, Tongji Hospital, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
³Department of General Surgery, Subei People’s Hospital of Jiangsu Province, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China.

The distinction of radiation-induced brain necrosis (RBN) and recurrent glioblastoma multiform (rGBM) remains a diagnostic challenge due to their similarly on routine follow-up imaging studies and also their clinical manifestations. Our purpose of this review article is to evaluate the role of advanced MR imaging techniques such as Perfusion-weighted imaging (PWI), Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) in the differentiation of RBN and rGBM and their complications together with our experience and knowledge gained during our neuroimaging practice.

MRI, Radiation, Brain Necrosis, Recurrent, Glioblastoma Multiforme

Mohamud, J. , Gu, J. , Halane, S. and Mohamud, F. (2021) Role of MRI in Differentiation between Postoperative Tumoral Recurrence and Radiation-Induced Brain Necrosis in Patients of Glioblastoma Multiform. Open Journal of Radiology, 11, 45-53. doi: 10.4236/ojrad.2021.112005.