2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Research that related to usefulness of evaluation using 18F-BPA-PET after treatment for malignant brain tumor
| Project/Area Number |
22791361
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Cerebral neurosurgery
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| Research Institution | Osaka Medical College |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Keywords | 脳腫瘍学 |
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| Research Abstract |
Investigating correlation with the result of^<18> F-BPA-PET scans and a prognosis, and pathologic examination were performed to the newly diagnosed cases of malignant glioma and the existing cases. It was shown that the diagnosis of tumor malignancy was possible by the lesion/normal brain ratio. The cutoff values for distinguishing tumor recurrence and radiation necrosis were defined. Repeat PET imaging was found to be useful for evaluating changes in glioma activity with respect to the treatment received.
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