Stereotaxic biopsy and positron emission tomography correlation of cerebral gliomas.
Computer-directed stereotaxis was used to obtain tissue diagnosis in two cases of cerebral glioma, one low grade, and the other high grade. Both lesions had a similar computed tomographic appearance. Positron emission tomography was performed in each case using [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose. A correlation was made in each case between the metabolic activity of the tumor as measured by positron emission tomography, the radiographic appearance, and the tumor histology.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D005910:Glioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed