Distinguishing recurrent tumor and radiation necrosis with positron emission tomography versus stereotactic biopsy

Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery

Volumn 73, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 9-14

  Thompson, Todd P ^a   Lunsford, L Dade ^a   Kondziolka, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Positron emission tomography; Radiation necrosis; Tumor progression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CRANIOTOMY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GLIOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIATION NECROSIS; RADIOSURGERY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEREOTAXIS; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0342264678     PISSN: 10116125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000029743     Document Type: Conference Paper

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