In a previous study, we found that Gadobenate dimeglumine (Gd-BOPTA) resulted in a significantly greater Gd uptake by brain tumor tissue than Gadopentate dimeglumine (Gd-DTPA). Therefore, we investigated whether Gd-BOPTA is an efficient agent for neutron capture therapy (NCT).
Department of Neurosurgery, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8575, Japan. matsumur@md.tsukuba.ac.jp