Paediatric Brain Tumor Imaging – an Update

Kurzfassung: Nearly all children with brain tumors in Germany are treated within histology specific treatment optimization studies run by the HIT-group. Within this group a network of reference centers has been instituted to provide a central review of imaging, histology, CSF-cytology and radiation oncology. The reference center for imaging overlooks meanwhile the imaging of more than 8.000 children. The advantages and problems of the reference center for brain tumor imaging are presented. Lernziele: Pediatric brain tumors differ significantly from adult brain tumors concerning histology and also imaging and the…