Positron emission tomography for the early postsurgical evaluation of pediatric brain tumors

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 294-300

  Pirotte, Benoit ^a   Levivier, Marc ^a   Morelli, Daniele ^a   Van Bogaert, Patrick ^a   Detemmerman, Dominique ^a   David, Philippe ^a   Baleriaux, Daniele ^a   Brotchi, Jacques ^a   Goldman, Serge ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

11C methionine; 18F fluoro deoxyglucose; Pediatric brain tumors; Positron emission tomography; Postoperative; Second look surgery

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; METHIONINE C 11; TRACER;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOMA; HEMANGIOPERICYTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; MALE; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; TUMOR GROWTH;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; METHIONINE; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 17044435104     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-004-1071-7     Document Type: Article

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