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Biopsy
Reports from Charite University add new data to research in biopsy
July 15th, 2008
According to recent research published in the Journal of Neuro - Oncology, " Even without contrast enhancement on MRI scans gliomas can show histological features of anaplasia. These tumors are heterogeneous regarding anaplastic and non-anaplastic areas." "Increased amino acid uptake was shown to be associated with dismal prognosis in gliomas. We investigated histological correlates of tumor grading in biopsies obtained from regions with maximum amino acid uptake revealed by F-18-fluoro-ethyl-tyrosin positron emission tomography (FET-PET). We included 22 patients with non-contrast enhancing lesions on MRI scans. PET was performed 10 min after FET injection, and...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-07-15)
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