The Role of PET in Supratentorial and Infratentorial Pediatric Brain Tumors
Objective: This review aims to provide a summary of the clinical indications and limitations of PET imaging with different radiotracers, including 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) and other radiopharmaceuticals, in pediatric neuro-oncology, discussing both supratentorial and infratentorial tumors, b...
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doaj-5988695f8fbe430ab802127d6524979a2021-09-20T10:10:11ZengMDPI AGCurrent Oncology1198-00521718-77292021-07-01282262481249510.3390/curroncol28040226The Role of PET in Supratentorial and Infratentorial Pediatric Brain TumorsAngelina Cistaro0Domenico Albano1Pierpaolo Alongi2Riccardo Laudicella3Daniele Antonio Pizzuto4Giuseppe Formica5Cinzia Romagnolo6Federica Stracuzzi7Viviana Frantellizzi8Arnoldo Piccardo9Natale Quartuccio10Nuclear Medicine Department, Ospedali Galliera, 16128 Genova, ItalyDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University of Brescia and Spedali Civili Brescia, 25123 Brescia, ItalyUnit of Nuclear Medicine, Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio, 90015 Cefalù, ItalyNuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and of Morpho-Functional Imaging, A.O.U. Policlinico G. Martino, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, ItalyDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zürich, 8091 Zürich, SwitzerlandNuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and of Morpho-Functional Imaging, A.O.U. Policlinico G. Martino, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, ItalyNuclear Medicine Unit, Ospedali Riuniti, Torrette di Ancona, 60126 Ancona, ItalyNuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and of Morpho-Functional Imaging, A.O.U. Policlinico G. Martino, University of Messina, 98125 Messina, ItalyDepartment of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Anatomical Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161 Rome, ItalyNuclear Medicine Department, Ospedali Galliera, 16128 Genova, ItalyAIMN Pediatric Study Group, 20159 Milan, ItalyObjective: This review aims to provide a summary of the clinical indications and limitations of PET imaging with different radiotracers, including 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) and other radiopharmaceuticals, in pediatric neuro-oncology, discussing both supratentorial and infratentorial tumors, based on recent literature (from 2010 to present). Methods: A literature search of the PubMed/MEDLINE database was carried out searching for articles on the use of PET in pediatric brain tumors. The search was updated until December 2020 and limited to original studies published in English after 1 January 2010. Results: 18F-FDG PET continues to be successfully employed in different settings in pediatric neuro-oncology, including diagnosis, grading and delineation of the target for stereotactic biopsy, estimation of prognosis, evaluation of recurrence, treatment planning and assessment of treatment response. Nevertheless, non-18F-FDG tracers, especially amino acid analogues seem to show a better performance in each clinical setting. Conclusions: PET imaging adds important information in the diagnostic work-up of pediatric brain tumors. International or national multicentric studies are encouraged in order to collect larger amount of data.https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/28/4/226positron emission tomographybrain tumorspediatrics |
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Angelina Cistaro Domenico Albano Pierpaolo Alongi Riccardo Laudicella Daniele Antonio Pizzuto Giuseppe Formica Cinzia Romagnolo Federica Stracuzzi Viviana Frantellizzi Arnoldo Piccardo Natale Quartuccio The Role of PET in Supratentorial and Infratentorial Pediatric Brain Tumors Current Oncology positron emission tomography brain tumors pediatrics |
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Angelina Cistaro Domenico Albano Pierpaolo Alongi Riccardo Laudicella Daniele Antonio Pizzuto Giuseppe Formica Cinzia Romagnolo Federica Stracuzzi Viviana Frantellizzi Arnoldo Piccardo Natale Quartuccio |
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The Role of PET in Supratentorial and Infratentorial Pediatric Brain Tumors |
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The Role of PET in Supratentorial and Infratentorial Pediatric Brain Tumors |
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The Role of PET in Supratentorial and Infratentorial Pediatric Brain Tumors |
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The Role of PET in Supratentorial and Infratentorial Pediatric Brain Tumors |
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The Role of PET in Supratentorial and Infratentorial Pediatric Brain Tumors |
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role of pet in supratentorial and infratentorial pediatric brain tumors |
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Current Oncology |
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Objective: This review aims to provide a summary of the clinical indications and limitations of PET imaging with different radiotracers, including 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) and other radiopharmaceuticals, in pediatric neuro-oncology, discussing both supratentorial and infratentorial tumors, based on recent literature (from 2010 to present). Methods: A literature search of the PubMed/MEDLINE database was carried out searching for articles on the use of PET in pediatric brain tumors. The search was updated until December 2020 and limited to original studies published in English after 1 January 2010. Results: 18F-FDG PET continues to be successfully employed in different settings in pediatric neuro-oncology, including diagnosis, grading and delineation of the target for stereotactic biopsy, estimation of prognosis, evaluation of recurrence, treatment planning and assessment of treatment response. Nevertheless, non-18F-FDG tracers, especially amino acid analogues seem to show a better performance in each clinical setting. Conclusions: PET imaging adds important information in the diagnostic work-up of pediatric brain tumors. International or national multicentric studies are encouraged in order to collect larger amount of data. |
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positron emission tomography brain tumors pediatrics |
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