Gliosarcoma with thallium-201 SPECT

Ann Nucl Med. 2000 Oct;14(5):391-3. doi: 10.1007/BF02988704.

Abstract

Thallium-201 (201Tl) chloride scintigraphy is the imaging method use for the detection of various tumors including glioblastoma, but only limited information on 201Tl uptake in gliosarcoma is available. We investigated a patient with gliosarcoma by means of 201Tl single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and MRI. SPECT imaging revealed high 201Tl uptake in the tumor, which was closely correlated with contrast-enhancement on MRI. These results suggest that SPECT with 201Tl may be useful for detecting gliosarcoma and provide physiological information on this tumor.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Female
  • Gliosarcoma / diagnosis
  • Gliosarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Gliosarcoma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / pharmacokinetics
  • Thallium Radioisotopes* / pharmacokinetics
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Thallium Radioisotopes