Sarcoidois and radiation-induced astrogliosis causes pitfalls in neuro-oncologic positron emission tomography imaging by O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine

J Clin Oncol. 2010 Dec 20;28(36):e753-5. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2010.30.5763. Epub 2010 Sep 20.

Authors

Robert Pichler¹, Gabriele Wurm, Karin Nussbaumer, Ognian Kalev, René Silyé, Serge Weis

Affiliation

¹ Wagner-Jauregg Hospital, Linz, Austria.

PMID: 20855836
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2010.30.5763

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Astrocytes / pathology
Brain Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Positron-Emission Tomography
Radiation Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
Radiopharmaceuticals
Sarcoidosis / diagnostic imaging*
Tyrosine / analogs & derivatives

Substances

O-(2-fluoroethyl)tyrosine
Radiopharmaceuticals
Tyrosine