Thallium-201 imaging in the assessment of tumor response to anti-tumor treatments

Berk F., Demir H., Aktolun C.

QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, cilt.47, sa.1, ss.63-74, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2003
  • Dergi Adı: QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.63-74
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The advantages and limitations of Tl-201 imaging in assessing the tumor response to anti-cancer therapy are discussed in this review. Tl-201 has distinctive advantages but more recent agents such as Tc-99m MIBI and positron emitters have some clinical superiorities over Tl-201 in this usage.