Metabolic imaging of low-grade gliomas with three-dimensional magnetic resonance spectroscopy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1254-1264

  Pirzkall, Andrea ^a   Nelson, Sarah J ^a   McKnight, Tracy R ^a   Takahashi, Michelle M ^a   Li, Xiaojuan ^a   Graves, Edward E ^a   Verhey, Lynn J ^a   Wara, William W ^a   Larson, David A ^a   Sneed, Penny K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Conformal radiotherapy; Glioma; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Low grade astrocytoma; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy imaging

Indexed keywords

INFILTRATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; METABOLITES; PATIENT MONITORING;

PROGNOSTIC FACTORS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

CHOLINE; CREATINE; LACTIC ACID; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 0036680341     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(02)02869-9     Document Type: Article

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