Quantification of Therapy Effects After Microsurgery, Percutaneous Irradiation and Chemotherapy by FET-PET Analysis
Inclusion Criteria:
- neuroradiologically suspected Glioblastoma multiforme
- histological verification will be obtained either by microsurgery or by stereotactic
biopsy. The neuropathological diagnosis will be verified by a reference
neuropathologist
- patients will undergo radiochemotherapy subsequent to surgical procedure
- patients older than 18 years
- Karnofsky Performance Score >=70
- pregnant or nursing female patients will not be included in this study
- safe contraceptive methods during the radiochemotherapy and chemotherapy
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients in whom informed consent cannot be obtained due to organic brain syndrome or
insufficient language skills
- patients who cannot lie quiet for a time period of app. two hours during the FET-PEt
scan
- medical history of a metastatic brain disease
- patients in whom an MRI scan cannot be performed due to claustrophobia metallic
protheses or pacemakers etc.