Keywords: CEST / APT / NOE, Brain, Glioblastoma
Motivation: Microscopic tumor infiltration in glioblastoma cannot be depicted on conventional MRI. Therefore, the clinical target volume (CTV) for radiotherapy consists of the gross tumor volume (GTV) plus a 15-mm safety margin. This large expansion increases the risk of radiation-induced side-effects.
Goal(s): To explore the potential of APTw-CEST MRI for improved GTV delineation, ultimately enabling a CTV-margin reduction.
Approach: Radiotherapy planning MRI-acquisition included an APTw-CEST MRI-sequence. GTVs based on APTw MTRasym or LD-maps were defined and compared to the conventional GTVs and CTVs.
Results: Both APTw-CEST MRI-based GTVs were similar in size, significantly larger than the GTV, and significantly smaller than the CTV.
Impact: This prospective pilot study integrates APTw-CEST MRI into glioblastoma radiotherapy planning, enabling a reduction of the 15-mm CTV-margin, and construction of a personalized target area that only targets tumor infiltration. This minimizes radiation-induced side-effects and thus improves quality of life.
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