Kinetic Analysis of 2-[C]Thymidine PET Imaging Studies of Malignant Brain Tumors: Preliminary Patient Results

2-[ 11 C]Thymidine (TdR), a PET tracer for cellular proliferation, may be advantageous for monitoring brain tumor progression and response to therapy. Kinetic analysis of dynamic TdR images was performed to estimate the rate of thymidine transport ( K 1t ) and thymidine flux ( K TdR ) into brain tum...

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Main Authors: Joanne M. Wells, David A. Mankoff, Janet F. Eary, Alexander M. Spence, Mark Muzi, Finbarr O'Sullivan, Cheryl B. Vernon, Jeanne M. Link, Kenneth A. Krohn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi - SAGE Publishing 2002-07-01
Series:Molecular Imaging
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1162/15353500200202115