PubReading [108] - Untapped Neuroimaging Tools for Neuro-Oncology: Connectomics and Spatial Transcriptomics - J. Germann, A. Boutet et al

Brain imaging, specifically magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), plays a key role in the clinical and research aspects of neuro-oncology. Novel neuroimaging techniques enable the transformation of a brain MRI into a so-called average brain. This allows projects using already acquired brain MRIs to perform group analyses and draw conclusions. Once the data are in this average brain, several types of analyses can be performed. For example, determining the most vulnerable locations for certain tumor types or perhaps even the underlying circuitry and gene expression that might cause predisposition to tumor growth. This information may further our understanding of tumor behavior, leading to better patient counseling, surgery timing, and treatment monitoring. - doi.org/10.3390/ cancers14030464 - 2022