Published December 2004 | Version v1
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Intracranial germinoma diagnosed by fluorine-18-FDG-PET-guided stereotactic biopsy

Creators

  • 1. Leipzig Univ. (Germany). Clinic of Nuclear Medicine
  • 2. Leipzig Univ. (Germany). Neurosurgery
  • 3. Leipzig Univ. (Germany). Dept. Neuropathology
  • 4. Leipzig Univ. (Germany). Dept. Neuroradiology

Description

The authors present a case of increased FDG uptake of an intracranial germinoma, which was diagnosed histologically by means of PET-guided stereotactic biopsy. (orig.)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuklearmedizin
Journal Volume
43
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. N80-N83
ISSN
0029-5566
CODEN
NUKLDV

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
36039252
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ACCURACY; BIOPSY; BRAIN; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS; ECAT SCANNING; FLUORINE 18; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; HISTOLOGY; NMR IMAGING; PATIENTS; POSITRON COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY
Descriptors DEC
ANTIMETABOLITES; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DRUGS; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUORINE ISOTOPES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; MEDICINE; NANOSECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; NUCLEI; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; ORGANS; PHOTON EMISSION SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY; TOMOGRAPHY