Prospective study of 11C–methionine PET for distinguishing between recurrent brain metastases and radiation necrosis: limitations of diagnostic accuracy and long-term results of salvage treatment

Prospective study of 11C–methionine PET for distinguishing between recurrent brain metastases and radiation necrosis: limitations of diagnostic accuracy and long-term results of salvage treatment

Abstract Background On conventional diagnostic imaging, the features of radiation necrosis (RN) are similar to those of local recurrence (LR) of brain metastases (BM). 11C–methionine positron emission tomography (MET-PET) is reportedly useful for making a differential diagnosis between LR and RN. In...

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Main Authors: Shoji Yomo, Kazuhiro Oguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
11C–methionine
Positron emission tomography
Brain metastases
Radiation necrosis
Local recurrence
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-017-3702-x

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