Clinical applications of quantitative three-dimensional MRI analysis for pediatric embryonal brain tumors

The relationship between clinical outcomes and imaging characteristics of pediatric embryonal brain tumors is poorly understood. Here, we analyze embryonal brain tumor magnetic resonance images to identify quantitative radiomic features associated with clinical outcomes. Our results demonstrate that features quantifying primary tumor size and heterogeneity are associated with patient age, neuraxis metastases, histology and recurrence. These data suggest that 3D MRI analysis has the non-invasive potential to identify radiomic risk features for pediatric embryonal brain tumor patients.

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