Influence of the scan time point when assessing hypoxia in 18F-fluoromisonidazole PET: 2 vs. 4 h
Kobayashi K, Manabe O, Hirata K, Yamaguchi S, Kobayashi H, Terasaka S, Toyonaga T, Furuya S, Magota K, Kuge Y, Kudo K, Shiga T, Tamaki N. Influence of the scan time point when assessing hypoxia in 18F-fluoromisonidazole PET: 2 vs. 4 h. European Journal Of Nuclear Medicine And Molecular Imaging 2019, 47: 1833-1842. PMID: 31781832, DOI: 10.1007/s00259-019-04626-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStandardized uptake valueWhite matter ratioWhite matterGray matterMean standardized uptake valueMethodsTwenty-three patientsScan time pointsPositron emission tomography (PET) tracerEmission tomography tracerMaximum tumorIntravenous injectionResultsAt 2Single injectionBrain tumorsUptake valueBrain tissueTumor hypoxiaTumorsTomography tracerTime pointsHypoxia imagingNormal ratioHypoxic tumorsPatientsSUVmax
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