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Prediction of BRAF mutation status of craniopharyngioma using magnetic resonance imaging features.
Journal of neurosurgery - 1 Jul 2018
Yue Qi, Yu Yang, Shi Zhifeng, Wang Yongfei, Zhu Wei, Du Zunguo, Yao Zhenwei, Chen Liang, Mao Ying
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE Treatment with a BRAF mutation inhibitor might shrink otherwise refractory craniopharyngiomas and is a promising preoperative treatment to facilitate tumor resection. The aim of this study was to investigate the noninvasive diagnosis of BRAF-mutated craniopharyngiomas based on MRI characteristics. METHODS Fifty-two patients with pathologically diagnosed craniopharyngioma were included in this study....
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