Pilot Study: Texture analysis of PET imaging demonstrates changes in 18F-FDG uptake of the brain after prophylactic cranial irradiation.
Conclusion: Global changes in brain glucose metabolism occur after PCI and are detectable using advanced image processing techniques. These changes may reflect radiation-induced damage and thus may provide a novel method for studying radiation-induced cognitive impairment.
PMID: 33020232 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology - Category: Nuclear Medicine Tags: J Nucl Med Technol Source Type: research
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