Usefulness of Choline-PET for the detection of residual hemangiopericytoma in the skull base: comparison with FDG-PET

Usefulness of Choline-PET for the detection of residual hemangiopericytoma in the skull base: comparison with FDG-PET

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Choline is a new PET tracer that is useful for the detection of malignant tumor. Choline is a precursor of the biosynthesis of phosphatidylcholine, a major phospholipid in the cell membrane of eukaryotic cells. Malignant tumors have...

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Main Authors: Ito Shin, Yokoyama Junkichi, Yoshimoto Hitoshi, Yazawa Masaki, Kazuo Kubota, Hanaguri Makoto, Ohba Shinichi, Fujimaki Mitsuhisa, Ikeda Katsuhisa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:Head & Face Medicine
Subjects:
Choline-PET
Skull base tumor
Hemangiopericytoma
Skullbase surgery
Online Access:http://www.head-face-med.com/content/8/1/3

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