RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Imaging in low-grade glioma: a guide for neurologists
JF Practical Neurology
JO Pract Neurol
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP practneurol-2017-001686
DO 10.1136/practneurol-2017-001686
A1 Jennifer Larsen
A1 Nigel Hoggard
A1 Fiona M McKevitt
YR 2017
UL http://pn.bmj.com/content/early/2017/12/05/practneurol-2017-001686.abstract
AB The management of low-grade glioma (LGG) is shifting as evidence has emergedthat refutes the previously commonplace imaging-based ‘watch and wait’ approach, in favour of early aggressive surgical resection. This coupled with the recent 2016 update to the World Health Organisation Classification of Tumours of the Central Nervous System is changing LGG imaging and management. Recently in Practical Neurology the contemporary management of low-grade glioma and the changes to this grading system were discussed in detail.1 In this complementary article, we discuss the role of imaging in the diagnosis, surgical planning and post-treatment follow-up of LGG. We describe the principles of imaging these tumours and use several cases to highlight some difficult scenarios.