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Isotope scanning of brain tumors in children

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A total of 31 brain tumors (21 verified histologically, 10 by clinical and neuroradiologic methods) in children aged from 7 months to 13 years were investigated by scintigraphy with 99mTc as a radioactive isotope tracer. There were 16 supratentorial and 15 infratentorial tumors. The supratentorial tumors were detected in 88%, and the infratentorial in 13%, of cases by brain isotope scanning. The advantages and disadvantages of the method are discussed.

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  1. Department of Radiotherapy, University of Turku, SF-20520, Turku 52, Finland

    Antero Voutilainen & Matti Sillanpää

  2. Department of Paediatrics, University of Turku, SF-20520, Turku 52, Finland

    Antero Voutilainen & Matti Sillanpää

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Voutilainen, A., Sillanpää, M. Isotope scanning of brain tumors in children. Eur J Nucl Med 2, 93–96 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00253679

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