TABLE 2

Results

Patient no.MRI evaluationImprovement in Karnofsky performance scoreChange in 18F-FDG PET SUVmax during therapyChange in maximum 18F-FET uptake relative to contralateral background
1No recurrent tumor tissue60%−100%13.5–2.6 g/mL1.07–1.3
2Necrosis in target volume70%−80%6.8–5.3 g/mL3.2*
3Necrosis in target volume60%−80%7.3 g/mL*2.0–2.9
  • * Follow-up data not available.

  • SUVmax = maximum standardized uptake value; FET = fluoroethyltyrosine.