Response Assessment in Neuro-Oncology working group and European Association for Neuro-Oncology recommendations for the clinical use of PET imaging in gliomas

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  • Nathalie L. Albert
  • Michael Weller
  • Bogdana Suchorska
  • Norbert Galldiks
  • Riccardo Soffietti
  • Michelle M. Kim
  • Christian La Fougère
  • Whitney Pope
  • Law, Ian
  • Javier Arbizu
  • Marc C. Chamberlain
  • Michael Vogelbaum
  • Ben M. Ellingson
  • Joerg C. Tonn

This guideline provides recommendations for the use of PET imaging in gliomas. The review examines established clinical benefit in glioma patients of PET using glucose (18F-FDG) and amino acid tracers (11C-MET, 18F-FET, and 18F-FDOPA). An increasing number of studies have been published on PET imaging in the setting of diagnosis, biopsy, and resection as well radiotherapy planning, treatment monitoring, and response assessment. Recommendations are based on evidence generated from studies which validated PET findings by histology or clinical course. This guideline emphasizes the clinical value of PET imaging with superiority of amino acid PET over glucose PET and provides a framework for the use of PET to assist in the management of patients with gliomas.

Original languageEnglish
JournalNeuro-Oncology
Volume18
Issue number9
Pages (from-to)1199-1208
Number of pages10
ISSN1522-8517
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sep 2016

    Research areas

  • amino acid PET, glioma, guideline, PET imaging, recommendations

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