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Diagnostic Accuracy of PET, SPECT, and Arterial Spin-Labeling in Differentiating Tumor Recurrence from Necrosis in Cerebral Metastasis after Stereotactic Radiosurgery

G. Lai, A. Mahadevan, D. Hackney, P.C. Warnke, F. Nigim, E. Kasper, E.T. Wong, B.S. Carter and C.C. Chen
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2015, 36 (12) 2250-2255; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4475
G. Lai
aFrom the School of Medicine (G.L., B.S.C., C.C.C.), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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A. Mahadevan
bDepartments of Radiation Oncology (A.M.)
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D. Hackney
cRadiology (D.H.)
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P.C. Warnke
fDivision of Neurosurgery (P.C.W.), University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.
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F. Nigim
dDivision of Neurosurgery (F.N., E.K.)
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E. Kasper
dDivision of Neurosurgery (F.N., E.K.)
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E.T. Wong
eDepartment of Neurology (E.T.W.), Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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B.S. Carter
aFrom the School of Medicine (G.L., B.S.C., C.C.C.), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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C.C. Chen
aFrom the School of Medicine (G.L., B.S.C., C.C.C.), University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Dec 2015, 36 (12) 2250-2255; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A4475
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