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Correlation of multimodal 18F-DOPA PET and conventional MRI with treatment response and survival in children with diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas.
Theranostics - 1 Jan 2020
Morana Giovanni, Tortora Domenico, Bottoni Gianluca, Puntoni Matteo, Piatelli Gianluca, Garibotto Federica, Barra Salvina, Giannelli Flavio, Cistaro Angelina, Severino Mariasavina, Verrico Antonio, Milanaccio Claudia, Massimino Maura, Garrè Maria Luisa, Rossi Andrea, Piccardo Arnoldo
Abstract excerpt
To evaluate the contribution of 18F-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) PET in association with conventional MRI in predicting treatment response and survival outcome of pediatric patients with diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs). Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 19 children with newly diagnosed DIPGs who underwent 18F-DOPA PET/CT and conventional MRI within one week of each other at admission and subsequent...
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