Reference values of physiological 18F-FET uptake: Implications for brain tumor discrimination.

Brigitte Fuenfgeld Philipp MächlerDorothee R FischerGiuseppe EspositoElisabeth Jane RushingPhilipp A KaufmannPaul StolzmannMartin W Huellner

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Normal brain tissue demonstrates increased 18F-FET uptake compared to background tissue. Two distinct clusters have been identified, comprising venous structures and gray matter with a reference uptake of up to SUVmax of 2.99 and 2.33, respectively.

Keyphrases

high resolution
white matter
resting state
multiple sclerosis
mass spectrometry
cerebral ischemia