Comparison of 18F-FET PET and perfusion-weighted MRI for glioma grading: a hybrid PET/MR study.

Antoine VergerChristian P FilssPhilipp LohmannGabriele StoffelsMichael SabelHans J WittsackElena Rota KopsNorbert GalldiksGereon R FinkNadim J ShahKarl-Josef Langen

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2017)

Both 18F-FET PET and PWI discriminate LGG from HGG with similar diagnostic performance. Regional abnormalities in the tumor area are usually not congruent indicating that tumor grading by 18F-FET PET and PWI is based on different pathophysiological phenomena.

Keyphrases

contrast enhanced
computed tomography
pet ct
positron emission tomography
pet imaging
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance