Published 2007
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α-[11C]methyl-L-tryptophan as tracer for identification of epileptic foci using positron emission tomography imaging
Creators
- 1. Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 2B4 (Canada)
Description
The proper identification of an epileptic focus is very often prerequisite for a successful surgical management of epilepsy. There have been great advances in the identification of epileptic foci by using modern imaging methods, namely positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). PET scanning with 2-[18F]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-FDG) has been used for pre-surgical evaluation of epileptic patient and identification of the fucus. An interictal epileptic focus is identified by the brain hypometabolic activity in the focus and surrounding brain area when 2-FDG and PET are used. These hypometabolic areas are often also identified by MRI when a structural lesion is present
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- International conference on clinical PET and molecular nuclear medicine (IPET 2007). Book of abstracts
- Imprint Pagination
- 341 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 86
- Report number
- IAEA-CN--157
Conference
- Title
- International conference on clinical PET and molecular nuclear medicine
- Acronym
- IPET 2007
- Dates
- 10-14 Nov 2007
- Place
- Bangkok (Thailand)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 39008791
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BRAIN; CARBON 11; EPILEPSY; EVALUATION; FLUORINE 18; GLUCOSE; NMR IMAGING; PATIENTS; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; SURGERY; TRYPTOPHAN
- Descriptors DEC
- ALDEHYDES; AMINO ACIDS; AROMATICS; AZAARENES; AZOLES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CARBOHYDRATES; CARBON ISOTOPES; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EVEN-ODD NUCLEI; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; HETEROCYCLIC ACIDS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HEXOSES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INDOLES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEDICINE; MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; MONOSACCHARIDES; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; PYRROLES; RADIOISOTOPES; SACCHARIDES; TOMOGRAPHY
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- IAEA-CN--157/041