(18)F-Fluorothymidine PET-CT for resected malignant gliomas before radiotherapy: tumor extent according to proliferative activity compared with MRI.

To compare the presence of post-operative residual disease by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and [18F]fluorothymidine (FLT)-positron emission tomography (PET)-computer tomography (CT) in patients with malignant glioma and to estimate the impact of 18F-FLT PET on the delineation of post-operative t...

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Main Authors: Fen Zhao, Minghuan Li, Zhiheng Wang, Zheng Fu, Yunfeng Cui, Zhaoqiu Chen, Jinming Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4349865?pdf=render