Clinical and Imaging Results
Global tumor | 18F-FET PET–guided approach | ADC MR imaging–guided approach | |||||||||
Patient no. | Age (y) | Sex | Tumor stage | Histology | Tumor volume (mL) | 18F-FET uptake | ADC | Focal maximum 18F-FET uptake | Corresponding ADC | ADC in most diffusion restricted area | Corresponding 18F-FET uptake |
1 | 44 | F | Rec | OA | 16.98 | 1.90 | 1.38 | 3.60 | 1.04 | 0.94 | 1.84 |
2 | 33 | M | Rec | OD | 13.05 | 1.65 | 1.23 | 2.58 | 1.47 | 1.07 | 2.12 |
3 | 38 | M | Pro | OD | 29.31 | 1.10 | 1.28 | 2.22 | 1.32 | 0.93 | 0.99 |
4 | 38 | F | Rec | OA | 4.39 | 1.22 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 2.14 | 1.57 | 1.54 |
5 | 57 | F | Pro | OA | 5.87 | 1.09 | 1.42 | 1.52 | 1.37 | 1.16 | 1.07 |
6 | 42 | M | Pro | OA | 20.61 | 0.85 | 1.44 | 1.17 | 1.08 | 0.91 | 0.69 |
7 | 41 | M | New | OA | 27.48 | 0.83 | 1.20 | 1.11 | 1.19 | 0.94 | 0.76 |
8 | 60 | F | New | FA | 11.35 | 2.31 | 1.17 | 3.80 | 1.24 | 1.13 | 3.52 |
9 | 48 | F | New | FA | 21.30 | 1.00 | 1.18 | 1.74 | 1.13 | 1.02 | 1.01 |
10 | 33 | M | New | FA | 31.09 | 1.25 | 1.56 | 1.68 | 1.30 | 1.33 | 1.62 |
11 | 42 | F | New | FA | 21.34 | 1.01 | 1.36 | 1.34 | 1.55 | 0.97 | 0.97 |
12 | 53 | M | New | FA | 4.43 | 1.02 | 0.94 | 1.22 | 0.90 | 0.82 | 1.08 |
13 | 49 | F | New | FA | 54.38 | 0.88 | 1.72 | 1.20 | 1.66 | 1.00 | 0.71 |
14 | 64 | M | New | FA | 27.88 | 0.97 | 1.20 | 1.15 | 1.12 | 0.90 | 0.93 |
15 | 47 | M | New | FA | 73.54 | 0.90 | 1.60 | 1.15 | 1.85 | 0.93 | 1.02 |
16 | 74 | F | Rec | FA | 23.93 | 0.94 | 1.65 | 1.11 | 1.92 | 1.16 | 0.96 |
17 | 41 | M | New | FA | 8.62 | 0.78 | 1.68 | 0.98 | 1.67 | 1.54 | 0.74 |
18 | 62 | M | New | FA | 42.03 | 0.89 | 0.91 | 0.95 | 0.97 | 0.82 | 0.81 |
Data are grouped by histology and then ranked by maximum focal metabolic activity (18F-FET uptake). Tumor volumes are derived from MR images. PET values are presented as tumor-to-cerebellum uptake ratios. ADC values are presented in units of 10−3 mm2/s.
OA = oligoastrocytoma; OD = oligodendroglioma; FA = fibrillary astrocytoma; Rec = recurrent; Pro = progressive; New = newly diagnosed.