Value of 18F-FDG PET and PET/CT for evaluation of pediatric malignancies

L Uslu, J Donig, M Link, J Rosenberg… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2015 - Soc Nuclear Med
Successful management of solid tumors in children requires imaging tests for accurate
disease detection, characterization, and treatment monitoring. Technologic developments …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of amino acid PET imaging in adult-type high-grade glioma surgery: a neurosurgeon's perspective

R De Marco, A Pesaresi, A Bianconi, M Zotta… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Several advantages of molecular imaging, namely, positron emission
tomography (PET), have been already described in different settings of glioma management …

[HTML][HTML] Joint EANM/SIOPE/RAPNO practice guidelines/SNMMI procedure standards for imaging of paediatric gliomas using PET with radiolabelled amino acids and …

A Piccardo, NL Albert, L Borgwardt, FH Fahey… - European journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Positron emission tomography (PET) has been widely used in paediatric oncology. 2-Deoxy-
2-[18F] fluoro-D-glucose ([18F] FDG) is the most commonly used radiopharmaceutical for …

Brain tumors: an update on clinical PET research in gliomas

K Herholz - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2017 - Elsevier
A previous review published in 2012 demonstrated the role of clinical PET for diagnosis and
management of brain tumors using mainly FDG, amino acid tracers, and 18 F …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced neuroimaging approaches to pediatric brain tumors

RM Nikam, X Yue, G Kaur, V Kandula, A Khair… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary After leukemias, brain tumors are the most common cancers in children,
and early, accurate diagnosis is critical to improve patient outcomes. Beyond the …

Advanced MR imaging and 18F-DOPA PET characteristics of H3K27M-mutant and wild-type pediatric diffuse midline gliomas

A Piccardo, D Tortora, S Mascelli, M Severino… - European journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate MRI-derived diffusion weighted imaging
(DWI), 1 H-MR spectroscopy (1 H-MRS) and arterial spin labeling (ASL) perfusion imaging …

Grading and outcome prediction of pediatric diffuse astrocytic tumors with diffusion and arterial spin labeling perfusion MRI in comparison with 18F–DOPA PET

G Morana, A Piccardo, D Tortora, M Puntoni… - European journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate MRI-derived diffusion weighted imaging
(DWI) and arterial spin labeling (ASL) perfusion imaging in comparison with 18 F …

[HTML][HTML] Usefulness of 18F-FDOPA PET for the management of primary brain tumors: a systematic review of the literature

F Somme, L Bender, IJ Namer, G Noël, C Bund - Cancer Imaging, 2020 - Springer
Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging is currently the standard of care in the
management of primary brain tumors, although certain limitations remain. Metabolic imaging …

Diagnostic and prognostic value of 18F-DOPA PET and 1H-MR spectroscopy in pediatric supratentorial infiltrative gliomas: a comparative study

G Morana, A Piccardo, M Puntoni, P Nozza… - Neuro …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background 1H-MR spectroscopy (MRS) and 18F-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA)
PET are noninvasive imaging techniques able to assess metabolic features of brain tumors …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation of multimodal 18F-DOPA PET and conventional MRI with treatment response and survival in children with diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas

G Morana, D Tortora, G Bottoni, M Puntoni, G Piatelli… - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To evaluate the contribution of 18 F-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) PET in association with
conventional MRI in predicting treatment response and survival outcome of pediatric …