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Evaluation of Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma by Use of Positron Emission Tomography with [18-F]-Fluorodeoxyglucose and [11C]-Methionine Tracers
Naohiro Tsuyuguchi, Yoshimi Matsuoka, Ichiro Sunada, Yasuhiro Matsusaka and Moududul Haque
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2001, 22 (2) 311-313;
Naohiro Tsuyuguchi
Yoshimi Matsuoka
Ichiro Sunada
Yasuhiro Matsusaka

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Naohiro Tsuyuguchi, Yoshimi Matsuoka, Ichiro Sunada, Yasuhiro Matsusaka, Moududul Haque
Evaluation of Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma by Use of Positron Emission Tomography with [18-F]-Fluorodeoxyglucose and [11C]-Methionine Tracers
American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2001, 22 (2) 311-313;
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