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¹¹C-Methionine or ¹¹C-Choline PET is superior to MRI in the evaluation of gliomatosis cerebri.
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PMID:  21220976     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Gliomatosis cerebri (GC) is a rare neuroepithelial tumor which includes 2 types. Type 1: A 12-year-old boy presented with headache and vomiting. MRI showed the diffuse long T2 signal intensity without enhancement in the right hemisphere. ¹¹C-Methionine PET showed local intense tracer accumulation. Type 2: A 59-year-old woman presented with right hemiparesis and headache. MRI revealed diffuse long T2 signal intensity in multiple lobes, and the left occipital lobe yielded heterogeneous enhancement. ¹¹C-Choline PET showed multiple hypermetabolic foci in the same areas. Our findings show that multiple tracer PET might not only reflect the true extent of GC infiltration but also evaluate GC malignant processes more accurately than MRI.
Authors:
Li Cai; Shuo Gao; Yansheng Li; Dongyan Lu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Clinical nuclear medicine     Volume:  36     ISSN:  1536-0229     ISO Abbreviation:  Clin Nucl Med     Publication Date:  2011 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-01-11     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7611109     Medline TA:  Clin Nucl Med     Country:  United States    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  127-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
PET/CT Center, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Heping District, Tianjin, China.
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