Brain-tumor imaging using radiopaque perfluorocarbon. A preliminary report.
J Neurosurg
; 58(5): 650-3, 1983 May.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6834111
ABSTRACT
Perfluorocarbon, a new tumor-seeking x-ray contrast agent, was injected into three rats with experimental brain tumors. After 1 to 3 days the rats were sacrificed, and the brains were removed and subjected to x-ray study. All showed dense radiopaque areas which correlated with the size and shape of the corresponding brain tumors. Conversely, none of the radiograms taken of the brain tumor in five rats receiving no perfluorocarbon (control animals) showed similar increased density. These findings suggest that perfluorocarbon may serve a useful role as a contrast medium for computerized tomography studies of brain tumors in man.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Brain Neoplasms
/
Fluorocarbons
/
Neoplasms, Experimental
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
J Neurosurg
Year:
1983
Document type:
Article