Utility of Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Perfusion-Weighted MR Imaging and 11C-Methionine PET/CT for Differentiation of Tumor Recurrence from Radiation Injury in Patients with High-Grade Gliomas.

Z Qiao X Zhao Kai Wang Y Zhang Di Fan T Yu Huicong Shen Q Chen Lin Ai

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2019)

Both 11C-methionine PET/CT and PWI are equally accurate in the differentiation of recurrence from radiation injury in patients with high-grade gliomas, and a combination of the 2 modalities could result in increased diagnostic accuracy.

Keyphrases

high grade
pet ct
contrast enhanced
low grade
magnetic resonance
magnetic resonance imaging
positron emission tomography
free survival
computed tomography
radiation induced
amino acid
radiation therapy
mass spectrometry