Open AccessPreferential tumor localization in relation to 18F-FDOPA uptake for lower‐grade gliomas
Author(s) -
Hiroyuki Tatekawa,
Hiroyuki Uetani,
Akifumi Hagiwara,
Jingwen Yao,
Talia C. Oughourlian,
Issei Ueda,
Catalina Raymond,
Albert Lai,
Timothy F. Cloughesy,
Phioanh Leia Nghiemphu,
Linda M. Liau,
Shadfar Bahri,
Whitney Pope,
Noriko Salamon,
Benjamin M. Ellingson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of neuro-oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.256
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1573-7373
pISSN - 0167-594X
DOI - 10.1007/s11060-021-03730-w
Subject(s) - nuclear medicine , medicine , standardized uptake value , positron emission tomography , voxel , temporal lobe , radiology , epilepsy , psychiatry
Although tumor localization and 3,4-dihydroxy-6- 18 F-fluoro-L-phenylalanine (FDOPA) uptake may have an association, preferential tumor localization in relation to FDOPA uptake is yet to be investigated in lower-grade gliomas (LGGs). This study aimed to identify differences in the frequency of tumor localization between FDOPA hypometabolic and hypermetabolic LGGs using a probabilistic radiographic atlas.