Research Article

Differentiation of Recurrence from Radiation Necrosis in Gliomas Based on the Radiomics of Combinational Features and Multimodality MRI Images

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of glioma patients.

CharacteristicTypeValue

SexMale24 (47%)
Female29 (53%)
AgeMean47.6 (10–74)
HistologyGlioblastoma12 (23.5%)
Astrocytoma14 (27.5%)
Ependymoma3 (5.9%)
Mixed glioma22 (43.1%)
GradeHigh (III-IV)32 (62.7%)
Low (I-II)19 (37.3)
Recurrence or necrosisRecurrence35 (68.6%)
Necrosis16 (31.4%)
Time intervalMean1.8 years
Tumor locationFrontal lobe21 (41.2%)
Temporal lobe22 (43.1%)
Cerebellum2 (3.9%)
Occipital lobe3 (5.9%)
Parietal lobe3 (5.9%)

Time interval refers to the time point from first radiotherapy to diagnosis of necrosis or recurrence. The grade corresponds to the pathological outcome of patients’ first surgery.