Flare Phenomenon in O-(2-18F-Fluoroethyl)-L-Tyrosine PET After Resection of Gliomas

Conclusion: Our study confirmed that 18F-FET PET provides valuable information for assessing the success of glioma resection. Postoperative reactive changes at the rim of the resection cavity appear to be mild. However, in 23% of the patients, a postoperative flare phenomenon was observed that warrants further investigation.

Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine - August 31, 2020 Category: Nuclear Medicine Authors: Filss, C. P., Schmitz, A. K., Stoffels, G., Stegmayr, C., Lohmann, P., Werner, J. M., Sabel, M., Rapp, M., Goldbrunner, R., Neumaier, B., Mottaghy, F. M., Shah, N. J., Fink, G. R., Galldiks, N., Langen, K.-J. Tags: Clinical Source Type: research