Prognostic Value of the Metabolic and Volumetric Parameters of 11C-Methionine Positron-Emission Tomography for Gliomas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2018)

The present meta-analysis of 11C-methionine-PET suggests that the tumor-to-normal ratio for overall survival and the metabolic tumor volume for event-free survival and overall survival are significant prognostic factors for patients with gliomas.

Keyphrases

free survival
positron emission tomography
prognostic factors
computed tomography
systematic review
high grade
pet ct
pet imaging
amino acid
meta analyses
randomized controlled trial