FDG-PET IN PEDIATRIC POSTERIOR-FOSSA BRAIN-TUMORS

被引:53
作者
HOFFMAN, JM
HANSON, MW
FRIEDMAN, HS
HOCKENBERGER, BM
OAKES, WJ
HALPERIN, EC
COLEMAN, RE
机构
[1] DUKE UNIV,MED CTR,DEPT MED,DIV NEUROL,DURHAM,NC 27710
[2] DUKE UNIV,MED CTR,DEPT PEDIAT,DIV HEMATOL ONCOL,DURHAM,NC 27710
[3] DUKE UNIV,MED CTR,DEPT SURG,DIV NEUROSURG,DURHAM,NC 27710
[4] DUKE UNIV,MED CTR,DEPT RADIAT ONCOL,DURHAM,NC 27710
关键词
CHILDREN; POSTERIOR FOSSA; NEOPLASMS; BRAIN; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE;
D O I
10.1097/00004728-199201000-00011
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Seventeen pediatric patients with posterior fossa brain tumors were studied with 2-[F-18]fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose (FDG) and positron emission tomography (PET). The FDG uptake was ranked by two observers, and the results were correlated with tumor histology. Increased FDG uptake was associated with more malignant and aggressive tumor types. Heterogeneity of FDG uptake was associated with previous therapy, including radiation therapy and chemotherapy. 2-[F-18]Fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose PET will likely be an important adjunct in the management of pediatric posterior fossa tumors, much as in adult patients with brain tumors.
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页码:62 / 68
页数:7
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