Neuro-Oncology Single-Photon Emission CT: A Current Overview
Keywords: 111In = indium 111; 11C MET = L-methyl-11C methionine; 123I = iodine 123; 123IMT = iodine-123-α-methyl tyrosine; 123IPA = p-[(123)I]-iodo-L-phenylalanine; 18F = fluorine 18; 18FDG = 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose; 18FET = O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine; 201Hg = mercury 201; 201Pb = lead 201; 201Tl = thallium 201; 99mTc = technetium 99m; ADC = apparent diffusion coefficient; ATPase = adenosine triphosphatase; BBB = blood brain barrier; Cho = choline; Cr = creatine; DTPA = diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid; GBM = glioblastoma multiforme; GLUT = glucose transporter; HGG = high-grade glioma; HMPAO = hexamethypropyleneamine oxime; LGG = low-grade glioma; MIBI = hexakis-2-methoxyisobutyl isonitrile; MRS = MR spectroscopy; MRSI = MR spectroscopic imaging; NAA = N-acetyl aspartate; Na+/K+ = sodium/potassium; PCV = procarbazine, lomustine, and vincristine; PET = positron-emission tomography; ROI = region of interest; SPECT = single-photon emission CT; SRS = somatostatin receptor scintigraphy; TF = 1,2-bis[bis(2-ethoxyethyl)phospino] ethane; TI = thallium index; rCBV = relative cerebral blood volume
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: December 1, 2011
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