Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant type of brain neoplasm in adults
and carries a dismal prognosis. The current standard of care for GBM is surgical excision …

Although low-grade gliomas (LGG) have a less aggressive course than do high-grade
gliomas, the outcome of these tumours is ultimately fatal in most patients. Both the tumour …

These joint practice guidelines, or procedure standards, were developed collaboratively by
the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), the Society of Nuclear Medicine and …

Background: Diffuse infiltrative low‐grade gliomas of the cerebral hemispheres in the adult
are a group of tumors with distinct clinical, histological and molecular characteristics, and …

MRI is commonly used to determine the location and extent of cerebral gliomas. We
investigated whether the diagnostic accuracy of MRI could be improved by the additional …

Abstract 11 C-methionine (MET) is the most popular amino acid tracer used in PET imaging
of brain tumours. Because of its characteristics, MET PET provides a high detection rate of …

As the applications of metabolic imaging are expanding, radiolabeled amino acids may gain
increased clinical interest. This review first describes the basic aspects of amino acid …

Malignant gliomas consist of glioblastomas, anaplastic astrocytomas, anaplastic
oligodendrogliomas and anaplastic oligoastrocytomas, and some less common tumors such …

We evaluated the amino acid and glucose metabolism of brain tumors by using PET with 3,
4-dihydroxy-6-18F-fluoro-l-phenylalanine (18F-FDOPA) and 18F-FDG. Methods: Eighty-one …

Neuroimaging enables the noninvasive evaluation of glioma and is considered to be one of
the key factors for individualized therapy and patient management, since accurate diagnosis …