Imaging Spectrum and Pitfalls of 11C-Methionine Positron Emission Tomography in a Series of Patients with Intracranial Lesions
Korean Journal of Radiology
;
: 424-434, 2016.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-106780
ABSTRACT
11C-methionine (Met) positron emission tomography (PET) is one of the most commonly used PET tracers for evaluating brain tumors. However, few reports have described tips and pitfalls of 11C-Met PET for general practitioners. Physiological 11C-Met uptake, anatomical variations, vascular disorders, non-tumorous lesions such as inflammation or dysplasia, benign brain tumors and patient condition during 11C-Met PET examination can potentially affect the image interpretation and cause false positives and negatives. These pitfalls in the interpretation of 11C-Met PET images are important for not only nuclear medicine physicians but also general radiologists. Familiarity with the spectrum and pitfalls of 11C-Met images could help prevent unfavorable clinical results caused by misdiagnoses.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Vascular Diseases
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Brain Neoplasms
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Recognition, Psychology
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Positron-Emission Tomography
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Diagnostic Errors
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Electrons
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General Practitioners
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Inflammation
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Methionine
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Nuclear Medicine
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Radiology
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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