11C-methionine and18F-2-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography: A tool for diagnosis of cerebral glioma and monitoring after brachytherapy with125I seeds

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 69, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 129-135

  Voges, J ^a   Herholz, K ^a   Holzer T ^a   Wurker M ^a   Bauer, B ^a   Pietrzyk, U ^a   Treuer, H ^a   Schroder R ^a   Sturm, V ^a   Heiss, W D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

11C methionine; 18F 2 Fluorodeoxyglucose; Brachytherapy; Glioma; Iodine 125 seeds; Positron emission tomography; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GLUCOSE; METHIONINE; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; CARBON 11; IODINE 125;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; SCINTISCANNING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; GLIOMA; GLUCOSE; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; METHIONINE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031390902     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099864     Document Type: Article

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