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Germinoma other imaging findings

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Other diagnostic studies for germinoma include PET scan.[1]

Other Imaging Findings

Other Imaging Findings

Studies have reported that 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET(FDG-PET) was able to detect the presence of germinomas while 11C-methionine PET (MET-PET) can help define tumor contour to plan for biopsy or surgery.[1]

References

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Okochi Y, Nihashi T, Fujii M, Kato K, Okada Y, Ando Y; et al. (2014). “Clinical use of (11)C-methionine and (18)F-FDG-PET for germinoma in central nervous system”. Ann Nucl Med. 28 (2): 94–102. doi:10.1007/s12149-013-0787-4. PMC 3926980. PMID 24272066.


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