3.0T Imaging of Brain Gliomas

Gliomas are the most common tumor type in the central nervous system (CNS), they account more than 70 % of all brain tumors, and of these, glioblastoma is the most frequent and malignant histologic type. The total incidence of primary CNS tumors is approximately 18.7 per 100,000 person in the United States and 7 per 100,000 worldwide. Diffuse infiltrating gliomas are the second most common primary central nervous system neoplasm [1].