The effect of steroid on thallium-201 uptake by malignant gliomas

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 991-992

  Namba, Hiroki ^a   Togawa, Takashi ^a   Yui, Nobuharu ^a   Yanagisawa, Masamichi ^a   Kinoshita, Fujimi ^a   Iwadate, Yasuo ^a   Ohsato, Katsunobu ^a   Sueyoshi, Kanji ^a  

^a CHIBA CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; Glioma; Single photon emission tomography; Steroid; Thallium 201

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; STEROID; THALLIUM 201; THALLIUM CHLORIDE TL 201;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG UPTAKE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; STEROID THERAPY;

EID: 0029775060     PISSN: 03406997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01084377     Document Type: Article

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