PET imaging in the surgical management of pediatric brain tumors

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 739-751

  Pirotte, Benoit ^a   Acerbi, Francesco ^a   Lubansu, Alphonse ^a   Goldman, Serge ^a   Brotchi, Jacques ^a   Levivier, Marc ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Functional imaging; Image guidance; Infiltrative tumors; Navigation; Pediatric brain tumors; Positron emission tomography; Stereotactic biopsy; Tumor resection

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; METHIONINE C 11;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOSIMETRY; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; GLIOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEURONAVIGATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHIONINE; NEURONAVIGATION; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249878469     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-007-0307-8     Document Type: Article

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