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The Additional Value of 18F-FDG PET and MRI in Patients with Glioma: A Review of the Literature from 2015 to 2020
- Source :
- Diagnostics, Vol 10, Iss 357, p 357 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2020.
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Abstract
- Aim: Beyond brain computed tomography (CT) scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) hold paramount importance in neuro-oncology. The aim of this narrative review is to discuss the literature from 2015 to 2020, showing advantages or complementary information of fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) PET imaging to the anatomical and functional data offered by MRI in patients with glioma. Methods: A comprehensive Pubmed/MEDLINE literature search was performed to retrieve original studies, with a minimum of 10 glioma patients, published from 2015 until the end of April 2020, on the use of 18F-FDG PET in conjunction with MRI. Results: Twenty-two articles were selected. Combined use of the two modalities improves the accuracy in predicting prognosis, planning treatments, and evaluating recurrence. Conclusion: According to the recent literature, 18F-FDG PET provides different and complementary information to MRI and may enhance performance in the whole management of gliomas. Therefore, integrated PET/MRI may be particularly useful in gliomas, since it could provide accurate morphological and metabolic information in one-shoot examination and improve the diagnostic value compared to each of procedures.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Clinical Biochemistry
Combined use
F-FDG
MEDLINE
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
18f fdg pet
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
glioma
Glioma
medicine
In patient
Fluorodeoxyglucose
MRI
PET
lcsh:R5-920
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Magnetic resonance imaging
18F-FDG
medicine.disease
Positron emission tomography
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Radiology
lcsh:Medicine (General)
business
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20754418
- Volume :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Diagnostics
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....c40252c7dc66549612861ec655e83e50