Letter regarding Consensus recommendations for a standardized brain tumor imaging protocol for clinical trials in brain metastases

摘要

We have read with interest “Consensus Recommendations for a Standardized Brain Tumor Imaging Protocol for Clinical Trials in Brain Metastases” by Kaufmann et al.1 We welcome the suggestion to replace IR-GRE (ionizing radiation‒gradient recalled echo) sequences for 3D TSE (turbo spin echo) T1. However, we strongly disagree with their recommendation for 3T imaging due to the reasons hereby exposed: