The effect of chemotherapy on optic pathway gliomas and their sub‐components: A volumetric MR analysis study

Optic pathway gliomas (OPG) represent 5% of pediatric brain tumors and compose a major therapeutic dilemma to the treating physicians. While chemotherapy is widely used for these tumors, our ability to predict radiological response is still lacking. In this study, we use volumetric imaging to examine in detail the long‐term effect of chemotherapy on the tumor as well as its various sub‐components.

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