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Nature Reviews Neurology 1, 62–63 (1 December 2005) | doi:10.1038/ncpneuro0043

The value of metabolic imaging in diagnosis and resection of cerebral gliomas

Frank Willi Floeth & Walter Stummer

Currently, there is considerable scientific interest in modes of imaging that rely on the metabolic characteristics of tissues. Metabolic imaging is emerging as a promising diagnostic tool for the evaluation of cerebral gliomas, although it remains to be seen whether treatment decisions based on this approach will produce significant improvements in outcome.