Debra H. Brinkmann, Ph.D.

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• MC1078 A Pilot Study of Utility of 18F-FDOPA-PET for Neurosurgical Planning and Radiotherapy Target Delineation in Glioma Patients: Biopsy Validation of 18F-FDOPA-PET Uptake and Biodistribution in Brain Tumors Rochester, Minn.

  The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of fluorine F 18 fluorodopa-labeled PET scanning for the planning of surgery and radiation therapy to treat patients who have newly diagnosed high- or low-grade glioma brain tumors. New imaging procedures, such as fluorine F 18 fluorodopa-labeled PET scans, may help in guiding surgery and radiation therapy and allow doctors to plan better treatment.

   

• MC1373 Evaluating the Impact of 18F-DOPA-PET on Neurosurgical Planning for Gliomas Rochester, Minn., Scottsdale/Phoenix, Ariz. This pilot clinical trial studies fluorine F 18 fluorodopa (18F-DOPA)-positron emission tomography (PET) in planning surgery in patients with gliomas. New imaging procedures, such as 18F-DOPA-PET scan, may help find gliomas and may help in planning surgery.
• MC1374 Evaluating the Impact of 18F-DOPA-PET on Radiotherapy Planning for Newly Diagnosed Gliomas Rochester, Minn. The purpose of this study is to use a nutrient called 18F-FDOPA and PET/CT scan to help determine where and how big the tumor is, as well as how aggressive the tumor is. This will help treating physicians to target diseased areas with higher than standard doses of radiation, in order to improve the effectiveness of radiation in this tumor.