Conventional MRI does not reliably distinguish radiation necrosis from tumor recurrence after stereotactic radiosurgery
Journal of Neuro-Oncology, 06/08/2012
Stockham AL et al. – Standard MRI techniques do not reliably discriminate between tumor progression and radiation necrosis (RN) after treatment with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain metastases. Additional imaging modalities are warranted to aid in distinguishing between these diagnoses.



