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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2015; 25(02): 129-136
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.155844
Imaging in Oncology: Recent Advances

Imaging in neuroblastoma: An update

Seema A Kembhavi
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Sneha Shah
Department of Bio-imaging, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Venkatesh Rangarajan
Department of Bio-imaging, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Sajid Qureshi
Department of Surgery, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Palak Popat
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Purna Kurkure
Department of Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

Neuroblastoma is the third common tumor in children. Imaging plays an important role in the diagnosis, staging, treatment planning, response evaluation and in follow-up of a case of Neuroblastoma. The International Neuroblastoma Risk Group task force has recently introduced an imaging-based staging system and laid down guidelines for uniform reporting of imaging studies. This review is an update on imaging in neuroblastoma, with emphasis on these guidelines.

Keywords

Image-defined risk factor - international neuroblastoma risk group staging system - metaiodobenzylguanidine - neuroblastoma


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30 July 2021

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