Blood Vessel Morphologic Changes Depicted with MR Angiography during Treatment of Brain Metastases: A Feasibility Study1
Bullitt E, Lin NU, Smith JK, Zeng D, Winer EP, Carey LA, Lin W, Ewend MG. Blood Vessel Morphologic Changes Depicted with MR Angiography during Treatment of Brain Metastases: A Feasibility Study1. Radiology 2007, 245: 824-30. PMID: 17954616, PMCID: PMC2615672, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2453061889.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedBrain NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMagnetic Resonance AngiographyMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesConceptsBrain metastasesVessel tortuosityTumor treatment responseMR angiographyBreast cancerTreatment responseMorphologic changesBrain MR angiographyTreatment failure 1Vascular morphologic changesInstitutional review board approvalHealthy control subjectsReview board approvalMagnetic resonance angiographyHIPAA-compliant studyLapatinib therapyNineteen patientsClinical courseControl subjectsAbnormal vesselsTumor volumeFailure 1Board approvalPatientsResonance angiography