Positron emission tomography in neurooncology: clinical applications and promising strategies
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positron emission tomography, neurooncology, brain tumor diagnosisAbstract
The role of functional neuroimaging techniques in the understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms of brain tumors and in assessment of neuro-oncological patients is increasingly important. Positron emission tomography (PET) allows non-invasive measuring without disturbing the local biological process in the brain tumor and surrounding tissue. In this review, we highlight PET approaches to imaging some important aspects of tumor biology including energetic metabolism, cell proliferation, amino acids metabolism, tissue hypoxia, receptors and gene expression. We also discuss the role of PET in clinical neuro-oncology and neurosurgery and most promising strategies and developments of PET applied to brain tumor diagnosis and treatment.
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