Prognostic value of 18F-DOPA PET/CT at the time of recurrence in patients affected by neuroblastoma

Authors :: Giampiero Villavecchia
Alberto Garaventa
Luca Foppiani
Giovanni Morana
Egesta Lopci
Mehrdad Naseri
Stefania Sorrentino
Matteo Puntoni
Angelina Cistaro
Stefano Fanti
Massimo Conte
Arnoldo Piccardo
Source :: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 41:1046-1056
Publication Year :: 2014
Publisher :: Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2014.
Abstract: Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scan semi-quantification and a new 18F-DOPA positron emission tomography (PET)/CT score in patients with suspected or documented neuroblastoma (NB) relapse and to assess the association between these two parameters and progression-free survival (PFS)/overall survival (OS).

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
PET-CT
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
General Medicine
medicine.disease
18f dopa
Positron emission tomography
X ray computed
Predictive value of tests
Neuroblastoma
Overall survival
Medicine
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
In patient
Radiology
business
Nuclear medicine

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