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Differentiating radiation necrosis from recurrent brain metastases using magnetic resonance elastography

2026-03-06 radiology and imaging Title + abstract only
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Abstract Background: Conventional MRI cannot reliably distinguish radiation necrosis (RN) from recurrent metastasis after cranial radiotherapy, as both can show similar enhancement despite different biology. We tested whether these entities are mechanically non-equivalent in vivo and separable by MRE-derived viscoelastic metrics and perilesional interface-instability features. Methods: In a prospective, histopathology-anchored cohort, 11 post-radiotherapy enhancing lesions were classified as RN ...

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