Influence of the scan time point when assessing hypoxia in 18F-fluoromisonidazole PET: 2 vs. 4 h.

Kentaro KobayashiOsamu ManabeKenji HirataShigeru YamaguchiHiroyuki KobayashiShunsuke TerasakaTakuya ToyonagaSho FuruyaKeiichi MagotaYuji KugeKohsuke KudoTohru ShigaNagara Tamaki

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

In the assessment of hypoxic tumors, 18F-FMISO PET for hypoxia imaging should be obtained at 4 h rather than 2 h after the injection.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
positron emission tomography
pet ct
endothelial cells
high resolution
pet imaging
magnetic resonance imaging
ultrasound guided
dual energy
fluorescence imaging