Effect of radiotherapy on brain glucose metabolism in patients operated on for low grade astrocytoma

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 648-653

  Bruehlmeier, M ^a   Roelcke, U ^a   Amsler, B ^b   Schubert, K H ^b   Hausmann, O ^b   Von Ammon, K ^c   Radu E W ^b   Gratzl, O ^b   Landmann, C ^b   Leenders, K L ^a,d  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brain glucose metabolism; Low grade astrocytoma; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GLUCOSE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GLUCOSE BRAIN LEVEL; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0032892483     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.66.5.648     Document Type: Article

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