18F-FET PET uptake characteristics in patients with newly diagnosed and untreated brain metastasis

M Unterrainer, N Galldiks, B Suchorska… - Journal of nuclear …, 2017 - Soc Nuclear Med
In patients with brain metastasis, PET using labeled amino acids has gained clinical
importance, mainly regarding the differentiation of viable tumor tissue from treatment-related …

Role of O-(2-18F-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine PET for differentiation of local recurrent brain metastasis from radiation necrosis

N Galldiks, G Stoffels, CP Filss, MD Piroth… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2012 - Soc Nuclear Med
The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of O-(2-18F-fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine (18F-
FET) PET for differentiating local recurrent brain metastasis from radiation necrosis after …

Dynamic O-(2-18F-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine positron emission tomography differentiates brain metastasis recurrence from radiation injury after radiotherapy

G Ceccon, P Lohmann, G Stoffels, N Judov… - Neuro …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of dynamic O-(2-[18F]
fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine (18F-FET) PET for differentiating local recurrent brain metastasis from …

[HTML][HTML] Suspected recurrence of brain metastases after focused high dose radiotherapy: can [18F]FET- PET overcome diagnostic uncertainties?

A Romagna, M Unterrainer, C Schmid-Tannwald… - Radiation …, 2016 - Springer
Background After focused high dose radiotherapy of brain metastases, differentiation
between tumor recurrence and radiation-induced lesions by conventional MRI is …

O-(2-18F-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine PET for evaluation of brain metastasis recurrence after radiotherapy: an effectiveness and cost-effectiveness analysis

A Heinzel, D Müller, SS Yekta-Michael… - Neuro …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Conventional MRI is the standard method to diagnose recurrence of brain
metastases after radiation. However, following radiation therapy, reactive transient blood …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of factors influencing 18F-FET uptake in the brain

A Verger, C Stegmayr, N Galldiks, A Van Der Gucht… - NeuroImage: Clinical, 2018 - Elsevier
PET using the amino-acid O-(2-18 F-fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine (18 F-FET) is gaining increasing
interest for brain tumour management. Semi-quantitative analysis of tracer uptake in brain …

Influence of Dexamethasone on O-(2-[18F]-Fluoroethyl)-l-Tyrosine Uptake in the Human Brain and Quantification of Tumor Uptake

C Stegmayr, G Stoffels, ER Kops, P Lohmann… - Molecular Imaging and …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Purpose O-(2-[18 F] fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine ([18 F] FET) is an established positron
emission tomography (PET) tracer for brain tumor imaging. This study explores the influence …

18F-Fluorocholine PET uptake correlates with pathologic evidence of recurrent tumor after stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases

M Grkovski, ZA Kohutek, H Schöder… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Radiographic changes of brain metastases after stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)
can signify tumor recurrence and/or radiation necrosis (RN); however, standard imaging …

Utility of amino acid PET in the differential diagnosis of recurrent brain metastases and treatment-related changes: a meta-analysis

T Schlürmann, B Waschulzik, S Combs… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Soc Nuclear Med
Amino acid PET is an established method to assist differential diagnosis of therapy-related
changes versus recurrence in gliomas. However, its diagnostic value in brain metastases is …

[HTML][HTML] 18F-FACBC PET/MRI in the evaluation of human brain metastases: a case report

K Johannessen, EM Berntsen, H Johansen… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Background Patients with metastatic cancer to the brain have a poor prognosis. In clinical
practice, MRI is used to delineate, diagnose and plan treatment of brain metastases …