Neuro-oncology: Amino acid PET for brain tumours - ready for the clinic?

Nat Rev Neurol. 2016 Jul;12(7):375-6. doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2016.80. Epub 2016 Jun 10.

Authors

Karl-Josef Langen¹, Colin Watts²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Research Center Jülich and Department of Nuclear Medicine, RWTH Aachen University Clinic, D-52425 Jülich, Germany.
² University of Cambridge, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Division of Neurosurgery, Cambridge BOX 167 Addenbrookes Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK.

PMID: 27282652
DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2016.80

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Amino Acids*
Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*

Substances

Amino Acids