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Brain Metastasis
New brain metastasis findings from N.C. Nguyen and co-authors described
January 13th, 2009
"An observation of increased F-18-FDG uptake in the posterior ocular bulb led us to the hypothesis that increased posterior ocular bulb uptake is likely abnormal and may indicate intracranial lesions. Fifteen healthy volunteers and 35 patients with lung carcinoma-14 without brain metastasis and 21 with brain metastases-were retrospectively studied," scientists writing in the American Journal of Roentgenology report. "The individuals underwent whole-body PET/CT including the brain with low-dose and unenhanced CT. Two nuclear medicine physicians visually analyzed the posterior ocular bulb uptake of both eyes. Standardized uptake values (SUVs) in the posterior...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-01-13)
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