Imaging characteristics of atypical teratoid–rhabdoid tumor in children compared with medulloblastoma

K Koral, L Gargan, DC Bowers, B Gimi… - American Journal of …, 2008 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to compare the imaging characteristics of atypical
teratoid–rhabdoid tumor with medulloblastoma and seek distinguishing features that can …

Utility of apparent diffusion coefficient ratios in distinguishing common pediatric cerebellar tumors

B Gimi, K Cederberg, B Derinkuyu, L Gargan… - Academic radiology, 2012 - Elsevier
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to identify clinically useful tumor/normal
brain apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) ratios for distinguishing common pediatric …

Common pediatric cerebellar tumors: correlation between cell densities and apparent diffusion coefficient metrics

K Koral, D Mathis, B Gimi, L Gargan, B Weprin… - Radiology, 2013 - pubs.rsna.org
Purpose To test whether there is correlation between cell densities and apparent diffusion
coefficient (ADC) metrics of common pediatric cerebellar tumors. Materials and Methods This …

Study of the MIB-1 labeling index as a predictor of tumor progression in pilocytic astrocytomas in children and adolescents

DC Bowers, L Gargan, P Kapur, JS Reisch… - Journal of clinical …, 2003 - ascopubs.org
Purpose: The pilocytic astrocytoma (PA) is the most common childhood brain tumor. This
report examines the MIB-1 labeling index (LI) as a predictor of progression-free survival (PFS) …

Impact of site of tumor recurrence upon survival for children with recurrent or progressive medulloblastoma

DC Bowers, L Gargan, BE Weprin, AF Mulne… - Journal of …, 2007 - thejns.org
Object The object of this study was to identify prognostic factors for survival among children
with recurrent medulloblastoma. Methods Postprogression survival and patient, tumor, and …

Applicability of apparent diffusion coefficient ratios in preoperative diagnosis of common pediatric cerebellar tumors across two institutions

…, R Alford, N Choudhury, M Mossa-Basha, L Gargan… - Neuroradiology, 2014 - Springer
Introduction The purpose of our study was to test the accuracy and applicability of decision
rules utilizing apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) ratios on accurate preoperative diagnosis …

Metabolic syndrome is a sequela of radiation exposure in hypothalamic obesity among survivors of childhood brain tumors

…, RE Bland, JC Hodges, L Gargan… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Survivors of childhood brain tumors may be at risk for early onset of metabolic syndrome,
possibly secondary to surgery and/or radiation exposure. This study examines effects of …

Targeted MAPK pathway inhibitors in patients with disseminated pilocytic astrocytomas

…, CF Timmons, J Wang, K Koral, L Gargan… - Journal of the National …, 2017 - jnccn.org
This report presents a series of 5 pediatric patients with disseminated pilocytic astrocytomas
and frequent nonfusion activating mutations. Genetic variants in these patients' tumors …

Cranial and ventricular size following shunting or endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) in infants with aqueductal stenosis: further insights from the International …

…, D Frim, L Loftis, DM Swift, B Robertson, L Gargan… - Child's Nervous …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The craniometrics of head circumference (HC) and ventricular size are part of the
clinical assessment of infants with hydrocephalus and are often utilized in conjunction with …

Survey of long‐term follow‐up programs in the United States for survivors of childhood brain tumors

…, S Adhikari, YM El‐Khashab, L Gargan… - Pediatric blood & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Despite recognition that childhood brain tumor survivors often suffer multiple
late effects following therapy, little is known regarding the long‐term follow‐up (LTFU) …