Abstract
The value of FDG-PET remains controversial in the study of brain tumors because of the high FDG uptake in gray matter. The aim of this study was to evaluate the utility of 18FDG-PET delayed acquisitions in the distinction of brain tumors from the cortex. Thirty patients with cerebral tumors were included, 25 high-grade tumors and five low grade. Two FDG-PET acquisitions, early (1 h), and delayed (5 h), were performed. On the delayed images, two types of three-dimensional regions of interest (ROI) were drawn using a Bayesian segmentation based on a Poisson law, the lesion ROI, specific (LS) and total (LT), and the ROI of references, on the healthy hemicortex (SG) and on the healthy white matter (SB). These ROI were reported on the early images. The evolution of the visualization of the lesions was appreciated using a qualitative visual analysis and a ROI ratios analysis. On the delayed images, the visual and the ROI ratios analysis showed an improvement of the visualization of the hypermetabolic specific lesions compared to the SG and the SB. There was also a contrast improvement between the hypometabolic specific lesions and the SG with the ROI ratios analysis. Conclusion: delayed acquisitions in FDG-PET improve the visualization of brain tumors from the cortex. Dual phase FDG-PET with delayed acquisition could constitute an additional tool in the management of brain tumors.
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