Published March 2012
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Journal article
18F FDG PET CT for detection of recurrent spinal ependymoma
Creators
- 1. All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (India)
Description
Ependymomas are uncommon central nervous system tumors, with the spinal cord being the most common site in adults. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is currently the standard imaging modality for initial diagnosis and to assess the adequacy of surgical resection and/or the response to radiation therapy. However, as in case of brain tumors, post treatment MRI might not be able to differentiate between radiation necrosis and recurrent tumors. Here we present 18F fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET-CT) images of a 40 year old female with recurrent spinal epecdymoma. FDG PET-CT showed recurrent tumor, while MRI was equivocal in this patient
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (2010 Print)
- Journal Volume
- 47
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Series
- 8 refs, 1 fig
- Journal Page Range
- p. 63-64
- ISSN
- 1869-3474
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Korea, Republic of
- INIS RN
- 44051564
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DETECTION; FLUORINE 18; NECROSIS; NEOPLASMS; NMR IMAGING; PATIENTS; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SURGERY
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEDICINE; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; RADIOISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY