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Clinical applications and prospects of PET imaging in patients with IDH-mutant gliomas.
Journal of neuro-oncology - 1 May 2023
Wollring Michael M, Werner Jan-Michael, Ceccon Garry, Lohmann Philipp, Filss Christian P, Fink Gereon R, Langen Karl-Josef, Galldiks Norbert
Abstract excerpt
PET imaging using radiolabeled amino acids in addition to MRI has become a valuable diagnostic tool in the clinical management of patients with brain tumors. This review provides a comprehensive overview of PET studies in glioma patients with a mutation in the isocitrate dehydrogenase gene (IDH). A considerable fraction of these tumors typically show no contrast enhancement on MRI, especially when classified as...
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