| Title: |
PET Scan: Astrocytoma (Grade 1) |
| Description: |
A PET scan (positron emission tomography) of a 17 year old girl with a longstanding history of epilepsy, who has a brain tumor classified as a grade 1 astrocytoma. The PET scan indicates that the tumor is not metabolizing excess glucose and is therefore benign. PET scans allow doctors to tell if a tumor is malignant without resorting to a surgical biopsy.
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| Topics/Categories: |
Test or Procedure -- Imaging Procedures |
| Type: |
Color, Photo (JPEG format) |
| Source: |
Dr. Giovanni Dichiro, Neuroimaging Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
| Creator: |
Unknown Photographer |
| AV Number: |
AV-0000-3636 |
| Date Created: |
Unknown |
| Date Added: |
January 1, 2001 |
| Reuse Restrictions: |
None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and, where possible, the creator listed above.
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