Hypoxia and Amino Acid Imaging of High-Grade Glioma: 18F-FAZA PET/CT and 11C-Methionine PET/MRI

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Jun;45(6):e290-e293. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003028.

Abstract

In the present case, we report the first experience of a patient with high-grade glioma who underwent dual F-FAZA PET/CT imaging for intratumoral hypoxia assessment, before treatment, and for therapy monitoring in the suspicious of recurrence, as part of a clinical research protocol. In addition, despite the diagnosis of glioblastoma, the patient at 3 years from diagnosis was alive and underwent C-methionine simultaneous PET/MRI for disease monitoring after treatment, showing stability of disease. The multitracer capability of PET in assessing different and complementary metabolic features along with the use of a last-generation scanner as PET/MRI in brain oncology are here enlighten.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amino Acids / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Glioma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Glioma / metabolism
  • Glioma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Methionine*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Nitroimidazoles*
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Tumor Hypoxia*

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Nitroimidazoles
  • fluoroazomycin arabinoside
  • carbon-11 methionine
  • Methionine