Preoperative grading of glioma malignancy with thallium-201 single-photon emission CT: Comparison with conventional CT

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 925-932

  Kallen K ^a   Helling, M ^a   Andersson, A M ^a   Brun, A ^a   Holtas S ^a   Ryding, E ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasms, computed tomography; Glioma; Single photon emission computed tomography

Indexed keywords

THALLIUM 201;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THALLIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029877482     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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