Positron emission tomography imaging of brain tumors

A wide variety of metabolic features of brain tumors can be imaged using PET, including glucose metabolism, blood flow, oxygen consumption, amino acid metabolism, and lipid synthesis. Currently, FDG is the most widely available PET tracer for body imaging and brain imaging. Malignant brain tumors, l...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Neuroimaging clinics of North America Jg. 12; H. 4; S. 615
Hauptverfasser:	Wong, Terence Z, van der Westhuizen, Gert J, Coleman, R Edward
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	United States 01.11.2002
Schlagworte:	Blood Volume Brain Neoplasms - blood supply Brain Neoplasms - diagnosis Brain Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Brain Neoplasms - metabolism Cerebrovascular Circulation Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 Humans Image Processing, Computer-Assisted Magnetic Resonance Imaging Prognosis Radiopharmaceuticals Tomography, Emission-Computed
ISSN:	1052-5149
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