Advanced MR imaging and 18F-DOPA PET characteristics of H3K27M-mutant and wild-type pediatric diffuse midline gliomas.

Arnoldo PiccardoDomenico TortoraSamantha MascelliMariasavina SeverinoGianluca PiatelliAlessandro ConsalesMarco PescettoVeronica BiassoniElisabetta SchiavelloMichela MassolloAntonio VerricoClaudia MilanaccioMaria Luisa GarrèAndrea RossiGiovanni Morana

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2019)

Advanced MRI and 18F-DOPA PET characteristics of DMG depend on histological features; however, 18F-DOPA PET-T/S was the only parameter able to discriminate H3K27M-mutant from wild-type DMG independently of histology.

Keyphrases

wild type
pet ct
positron emission tomography
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
pet imaging
magnetic resonance imaging
high grade