In the present case, we report the first experience of a patient with high-grade glioma who underwent dual F-FAZA PET/CT imaging for intratumoral hypoxia assessment, before treatment, and for therapy monitoring in the suspicious of recurrence, as part of a clinical research protocol. In addition, despite the diagnosis of glioblastoma, the patient at 3 years from diagnosis was alive and underwent C-methionine simultaneous PET/MRI for disease monitoring after treatment, showing stability of disease. The multitracer capability of PET in assessing different and complementary metabolic features along with the use of a last-generation scanner as PET/MRI in brain oncology are here enlighten.
Hypoxia and Amino Acid Imaging of High-Grade Glioma18F-FAZA PET/CT and 11C-Methionine PET/MRI / Mapelli, Paola; Fallanca, Federico; Scifo, Paola; Barbera, Maurizio; Castellano, Antonella; Bettinardi, Valentino; Incerti, Elena; Gianolli, Luigi; Anzalone, Nicoletta; Picchio, Maria. - In: CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE. - ISSN 0363-9762. - (2020), p. 1. [Epub ahead of print] [10.1097/RLU.0000000000003028]
Hypoxia and Amino Acid Imaging of High-Grade Glioma18F-FAZA PET/CT and 11C-Methionine PET/MRI
Mapelli, Paola;Castellano, Antonella;Anzalone, Nicoletta;Picchio, Maria
2020-01-01
Abstract
In the present case, we report the first experience of a patient with high-grade glioma who underwent dual F-FAZA PET/CT imaging for intratumoral hypoxia assessment, before treatment, and for therapy monitoring in the suspicious of recurrence, as part of a clinical research protocol. In addition, despite the diagnosis of glioblastoma, the patient at 3 years from diagnosis was alive and underwent C-methionine simultaneous PET/MRI for disease monitoring after treatment, showing stability of disease. The multitracer capability of PET in assessing different and complementary metabolic features along with the use of a last-generation scanner as PET/MRI in brain oncology are here enlighten.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.