Published March 1994 | Version v1
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201Tl single photon emission tomography in the evaluation of residual and recurrent astrocytoma

Creators

  • 1. Cairo Univ., El Mansura (Egypt). Faculty of Medicine
  • 2. Cairo Univ. (Egypt). Cancer Inst.

Description

Twenty-five patients with malignant astrocytoma, either postoperatively (15 cases) or with recurrent tumour versus gliosis (10 cases) were included in this study. 201T1 single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was performed with the calculation of early and delayed uptake values and retention index. There was a higher sensitivity in detection of tumour viability by 201T1 SPECT of 100% versus 80% using computed tomographic scanning and in the differentiation between recurrent tumour and postradiation gliosis. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Medicine Communications
Journal Volume
15
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 140-143.
ISSN
0143-3636
CODEN
NMCODC

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
25033941
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
BRAIN; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; GLIOMAS; RETENTION; SCINTISCANNING; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; THALLIUM 201; TRACER TECHNIQUES; UPTAKE
Descriptors DEC
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; DISEASES; ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAVY NUCLEI; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPES; NEOPLASMS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; THALLIUM ISOTOPES; TOMOGRAPHY