A high 18F-FDOPA uptake is associated with a slow growth rate in diffuse Grade II-III gliomas.

Sibel IsalGuillaume GauchotteFabien RechMarie BlonskiSophie PlanelMohammad B ChawkiGilles KarcherPierre-Yves MarieLuc TaillandierAntoine Verger

Published in: The British journal of radiology (2018)

This pilot study shows that in diffuse Grade II-III gliomas, a high 18F-FDOPA uptake would be predictive of low tumour growth, with a different prognostic significance than IDH mutation. Advances in knowledge: 18F-FDOPA PET in a single session imaging could have prognostic value in initial diagnosis of diffuse Grade II-III gliomas.

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