EARLY DELINEATION OF CEREBRAL GLIOMA USING AMINO-ACID POSITRON TRACERS

Authors
MINEURA K SASAJIMA T KOWADA M OGAWA T HATAZAWA J UEMURA K
Citation
K. Mineura et al., EARLY DELINEATION OF CEREBRAL GLIOMA USING AMINO-ACID POSITRON TRACERS, Computerized medical imaging and graphics, 21(1), 1997, pp. 63-66
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Computerized medical imaging and graphics → ACNP
ISSN journal
08956111
Volume
21
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
63 - 66
Database
ISI
SICI code
0895-6111(1997)21:1<63:EDOCGU>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
A 56-yr-old housewife with cerebral astrocytoma was reported with posi tron emission tomography findings using C-11-methyl-L-methionine (C-11 -Met) and F-18-fluorophenylalanine (F-18-Phe) tracers. C-11-Met and F- 18-Phe accumulated intensely in tumor lesions, although CT scans showe d only a foggy low-density area. Five years and one month after, an en hancing mass appeared on CT scans. Thus, amino acid tracers may play a important role in the early diagnosis of gliomas. Copyright (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.