Brain tumours

Low-grade glioma (LGG) brain tumours can devastate all areas of a patient’s life. However, life expectancy is now greater than 15 years from diagnosis due to improvements in diagnosis, surgery and treatment. Therefore, clinical focus must shift from being solely treatment-orientated to promoting a rich quality of life for patients upon completion of oncology treatment (QoL). Returning to work (RTW) has shown to improve QoL in brain tumour patients. However, there is a lack of research specific to LGG patients experience of RTW. The present study investigated the rate of RTW in LGG patients and

Introduction: Early diagnosis and classification of brain tumours are crucial to enable decisive early treatment and improve patient outcomes. Misdiagnosed brain malignancies can result in incorrect medical interventions, reducing patient survival. Computer-aided diagnostic systems incorporated with artificial intelligence techniques can be used as a robust clinical decision support system to improve brain tumour diagnosis. Aim: We aim to develop an artificial intelligence algorithm to classify MRI images into different brain tumours. Methodology: We used 7022 T1-weighted MRI scans compri

…development of targeted therapies for brain tumours presented by Dr Ekaterina (Caty) Salimova, Monash Biomedical Imaging Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) - brain cancer - is aggressive and difficult to treat as systemic therapies are hindered by the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Focused ultrasound (FUS) - a non-invasive technique that can induce targeted temporary disruption of the BBB – is a promising tool to improve GBM treatments. In this webinar, Dr Ekaterina Salimova will discuss the MRI-guided FUS modality at MBI and her research

…by a frontoparietal distributed brain network. These functions are essential for everyday life. Specifically in the context of patients with brain tumours there is a need to preserve them in order to enable good quality of life for patients. During surgeries for the removal of a brain tumour, the aim is to remove as much as possible of the tumour and at the same time prevent damage to the areas around it to preserve function and enable good quality of life for patients. In m