Tumor Location in the Brain and its Effect on Survival of Glioblastoma Muliforme Patients
Session Number
Q03
Advisor(s)
Lei Wang, Northwestern University Paula de los Angeles, Northwestern University
Location
A-133
Start Date
28-4-2016 9:50 AM
End Date
28-4-2016 10:15 AM
Abstract
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) has an average survival rate of 12 months, making it the most aggressive form of brain tumor, and unfortunately it is also the most common brain tumor found in humans. GBM can also occur in any lobe or structure of the brain, which could possibly have an effect on the patient’s long term survival. We pursued this line of inquiry by doing an analysis in the brain images to ensure that the images were an accurate representation of the subject and using FreeView we labeled each subject with the location of the tumor. Using these labels we are doing a statistical analysis of the location of the tumor compared to days of survival to find which, if any lobes or structures of the brain have a significant difference in survival. The results we get from this analysis will be presented and discussed at IMSAloquium
Tumor Location in the Brain and its Effect on Survival of Glioblastoma Muliforme Patients
A-133
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) has an average survival rate of 12 months, making it the most aggressive form of brain tumor, and unfortunately it is also the most common brain tumor found in humans. GBM can also occur in any lobe or structure of the brain, which could possibly have an effect on the patient’s long term survival. We pursued this line of inquiry by doing an analysis in the brain images to ensure that the images were an accurate representation of the subject and using FreeView we labeled each subject with the location of the tumor. Using these labels we are doing a statistical analysis of the location of the tumor compared to days of survival to find which, if any lobes or structures of the brain have a significant difference in survival. The results we get from this analysis will be presented and discussed at IMSAloquium