18F-FAZA PET/CT Hypoxia Imaging of High-Grade Glioma Before and After Radiotherapy

Clin Nucl Med. 2017 Dec;42(12):e525-e526. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001850.

Abstract

A 57 year-old man underwent MRI with dynamic susceptibility contrast and dynamic contrast-enhanced perfusion for neurological symptoms suggesting the diagnosis of high-grade glioma. A F-FAZA PET/CT was performed because of the enrollment in a prospective clinical trial. Subsequent radiotherapy treatment has been planned based on conventional imaging; moreover, a F-FAZA PET/CT-guided treatment planning highlighting hypoxic regions has been simulated. After radiotherapy treatment, the man underwent MRI and F-FAZA PET/CT, showing partial response.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Glioma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Glioma / pathology*
  • Glioma / radiotherapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Nitroimidazoles*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
  • Tumor Hypoxia*

Substances

  • Nitroimidazoles
  • fluoroazomycin arabinoside