European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE) MRI guidelines for imaging patients with central nervous system tumours

Avula, Shivaram; Peet, Andrew; Morana, Giovanni; Morgan, Paul; Warmuth-Metz, Monika; Jaspan, Tim; Auer, Dorothee

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Standardisation of imaging acquisition is essential in facilitating multicentre studies related to childhood CNS tumours. It is important to ensure that theimaging protocol can be adopted by centres with varying imaging capabilities without compromising image quality. MATERIALS AND METHOD: An imaging protocol has been developed by the Brain Tumour Imaging Working Group of the European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE) based onconsensus among its members, which consists of neuroradiologists, imaging scientists and paediatric neuro-oncologists. This protocol has been developed tofacilitate SIOPE led studies and regularly reviewed by the imaging working group. RESULTS: The protocol consists of essential MRI sequences with imaging parameters for 1.5 and 3 Tesla MRI scanners and a set of optional sequences that can beused in appropriate clinical settings. The protocol also provides guidelines for early post-operative imaging and surveillance imaging. The complementaryuse of multimodal advanced MRI including diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), MR spectroscopy and perfusion imaging is encouraged, and optional guidance isprovided in this publication. CONCLUSION: The SIOPE brain tumour imaging protocol will enable consistent imaging across multiple centres involved in paediatric CNS tumour studies.

Citation

Avula, S., Peet, A., Morana, G., Morgan, P., Warmuth-Metz, M., Jaspan, T., & Auer, D. (2021). European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE) MRI guidelines for imaging patients with central nervous system tumours. Child's Nervous System, 37(8), 2497-2508. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-021-05199-4

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: May 3, 2021
• Online Publication Date: May 10, 2021
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Jul 9, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: May 11, 2022
• Journal: Child's Nervous System
• Print ISSN: 0256-7040
• Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 37
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 2497-2508
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-021-05199-4
• Keywords: Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health; Clinical Neurology; General Medicine
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5536242
• Publisher URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00381-021-05199-4
• Additional Information: Authors and European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE)-Brain Tumour Imaging Group.