Tracer transport and metabolism in a patient with juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma. A PET study

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 279-283

  Roelcke, U ^a   Radu E W ^b   Hausmann, O ^b   Vontobel, P ^a   Maguire, R P ^a   Leenders, K L ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Blood brain barrier; FDG; Glucose metabolism; PET; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; METHIONINE C 11; RUBIDIUM 82; TRACER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; PLASMA VOLUME; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ASTROCYTOMA; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; METHIONINE; RADIOACTIVE TRACERS; RUBIDIUM RADIOISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0031931731     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005898109520     Document Type: Article

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