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KMID : 0880420160170030424
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Korean Journal of Radiology
2016 Volume.17 No. 3 p.424 ~ p.434
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Imaging Spectrum and Pitfalls of 11C-Methionine Positron Emission Tomography in a Series of Patients with Intracranial Lesions
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Ito Kimiteru
Matsuda Hiroshi
Kubota Kazoo
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Abstract
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11C-methionine (Met) positron emission tomography (PET) is one of the most commonly used PET tracers for evaluating brain tumors. However, few reports have described tips and pitfalls of 11C-Met PET for general practitioners. Physiological 11C-Met uptake, anatomical variations, vascular disorders, non-tumorous lesions such as inflammation or dysplasia, benign brain tumors and patient condition during 11C-Met PET examination can potentially affect the image interpretation and cause false positives and negatives. These pitfalls in the interpretation of 11C-Met PET images are important for not only nuclear medicine physicians but also general radiologists. Familiarity with the spectrum and pitfalls of 11C-Met images could help prevent unfavorable clinical results caused by misdiagnoses.
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KEYWORD
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Methionine, Positron-emission tomography, Brain tumors, Vascular diseases, Inflammation
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