10.3205/09DGNC030
Kunz, M.
M.
Kunz
Pöpperl, G.
G.
Pöpperl
Egensperger, R.
R.
Egensperger
Tonn, J.-C.
J.-C.
Tonn
Kretzschmar, H.
H.
Kretzschmar
Kreth, F.-W.
F.-W.
Kreth
Diagnostic sensitivity and specificity of FET-PET in adult patients with an MRI based suspicion of a supratentorial WHO Grade II glioma
German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2009
ConferencePaper
610 Medical sciences; Medicine
Deutsche Gesellschaft Für Neurochirurgie
2009-05-20
2009
en
urn:nbn:de:0183-09dgnc0301
09dgnc030
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60. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit den Benelux-Ländern und Bulgarien
Objective: Histological grading of gliomas is mandatory to assess prognosis and determine treatment concepts. Conventional MRI using T1 (± gadolinium) and T2 sequences lacks diagnostic sensitivity and specificity. Significant diagnostic improvement has been shown for metabolic imaging such as [18F]-fluoroethyl-thyrosine[for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
60. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Neurochirurgie (DGNC), Joint Meeting mit den Benelux-Ländern und Bulgarien