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PET and MRI Guided Irradiation of a Glioblastoma Rat Model Using a Micro-irradiator
Published on: December 28, 2017
Resection of gliomas using positron emission tomography/computed tomography neuronavigation
Shuyuan Yang1, Chuan Zhang, Tao Zhu
1Department of Neurosurgery, PET/CT Center, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, PRC. dhcan@public.tpt.tj.cn
Abstract:
Two patients presented with provisional diagnoses of glioma. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging failed to show the boundaries of the tumor clearly. Positron emission tomography (PET)/CT with [(18)F]fluorodeoxyglucose and (11)C-methionine clearly showed the location, extent, and heterogeneity of the tumors. The tumors were resected under PET/CT neuronavigation guidance. Histological examination of the specimens showed that PET/CT neuronavigation provided reliable distinction between normal brain and glioma, and that the uptake of PET tracers can indicate the degree of proliferation.

