Influence of Dexamethasone on O-(2-[18F]-Fluoroethyl)-L-Tyrosine Uptake in the Human Brain and Quantification of Tumor Uptake.

Carina StegmayrGabriele StoffelsElena Rota KopsPhilipp LohmannNorbert GalldiksNadim J ShahBernd NeumaierKarl-Josef Langen

Published in: Molecular imaging and biology (2019)

Dexamethasone treatment appears to increase the [18F]FET uptake in the normal brain. An effect on TBRmax, TBRmean, and BTV cannot be excluded which should be considered especially for treatment monitoring and the estimation of BTV using [18F]FET PET.

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