Long-term positron emission tomography evaluation of slowly progressive gliomas

European Journal of Cancer Part A

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1257-1260

  Mineura, K ^a   Sasajima, T ^a   Kowada, M ^a   Ogawa, T ^b   Hatazawa, J ^b   Uemura, K ^b  

^a AKITA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR BRAIN AND BLOOD VESSELS AKITA   (Japan)

Author keywords

18F fluorodeoxyglucose; early diagnosis; gliomas; glucose metabolism; oxygen extraction fraction; oxygen metabolism; positron emission tomography (PET)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CIRCULATION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GLIOMA; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BLOOD FLOW; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0030176405     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(96)00026-3     Document Type: Article

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