Diagnostic and grading accuracy of 18F-FDOPA PET and PET/CT in patients with gliomas: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Background Positron emission tomography (PET) and PET/computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging with 3,4-dihydroxy-6-[18F] fluoro-L-phenylalanine (18F-FDOPA) has been used in the evaluation of gliomas. We performed a meta-analysis to obtain the diagnostic and grading accuracy of 18F-FDOPA PET an...

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Main Authors: Jiarui Xiao, Yizi Jin, Ji Nie, Fukun Chen, Xuelei Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
PET
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5938-0