Clinical impact of integrating positron emission tomography during surgery in 85 children with brain tumors

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 486-499

  Pirotte, Benoit J M ^a   Lubansu, Alphonse ^a   Massager, Nicolas ^a   Wikler, David ^a   Van Bogaert, Patrick ^a   Levivier, Marc ^a   Brotchi, Jacques ^a   Goldman, Serge ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; METHIONINE C 11;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CANCER SURGERY; CHILD; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SECOND LOOK SURGERY; STEREOTACTIC BIOPSY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; BELGIUM; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CARBON RADIOISOTOPES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METHIONINE; NEURONAVIGATION; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77951790568     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.1.PEDS09481     Document Type: Article

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