Positron emission tomography in the detection and management of sarcomatous transformation in neurofibromatosis

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 525-528

  Solomon, Stephen B ^a   Semih Dogan, A ^a   Nicol, Theresa L ^a   Campbell, James N ^a   Pomper, Martin G ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

F 18 Fluorodeoxyglucose; Malignant Degeneration; Neurofibromatosis; Positron Emission Tomography; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SCREENING;

ADULT; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; PELVIC NEOPLASMS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; SARCOMA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0035041472     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200106000-00009     Document Type: Article

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