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- Title
Association of F18-fluoro-ethyl-tyrosin uptake and 5-aminolevulinic acid-induced fluorescence in gliomas.
- Authors
Stockhammer, Florian; Misch, Martin; Horn, Peter; Koch, Arend; Fonyuy, Nyuyki; Plotkin, Michail
- Abstract
Malignant gliomas are highly infiltrative tumours with a fatal prognosis. F18-fluoroethyl-tyrosine (FET)-positron emission tomography (PET) often reveals a broader extension of these tumours compared with contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Complete resection of the contrast-enhancing lesion is aspired. Fluorescence-guided resection using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) improved the extent of resection. In this study, we investigated whether the FET uptake correlates with the extent of resection using 5-ALA-induced fluorescence.
- Publication
Acta neurochirurgica, 2009, Vol 151, Issue 11, p1377
- ISSN
0942-0940
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00701-009-0462-7