Positron emission tomography (PET) for prediction of glioma histology: protocol for an individual-level data meta-analysis of test performance.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Gliomas, the most commonly diagnosed primary brain tumours, are associated with varied survivals based, in part, on their histological subtype. Therefore, accurate pretreatment tumour grading is essential for patient care and clinical trial design. METHODS AND ANALYSIS:We will perform an individual-level data meta-analysis of published studies to evaluate the ability of different types of positron emission tomography (PET) to differentiate high from low-grade gliomas. We will search PubMed and Scopus from inception through 30 July 2017 with no language restriction and full-text evaluation of potentially relevant articles. We will choose studies that assess PET using 18-Fludeoxyglucose (18F-FDG), l-[Methyl-()11C]Methionine (11C-MET), 18F-Fluoro-Ethyl-Tyrosine (18F-FET) or (18)F

SUBMITTER: Trikalinos NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855451 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature