Brain 18F-FDG PET for the diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis: a systematic review and a meta-analysis.

Manon BordonneMohammad B ChawkiMatthieu DoyenAurelie KasEric GuedjLouise TyvaertAntoine Verger

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2021)

Brain 18F-FDG PET has a high detection sensitivity and should be included in future diagnostic autoimmune encephalitis recommendations. Specific metabolic 18F-FDG PET patterns corresponding to the main autoimmune encephalitis autoantibody subtypes further enhance the value of this diagnostic.

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