Prognostic Value of the Metabolic and Volumetric Parameters of ¹¹C-Methionine Positron-Emission Tomography for Gliomas: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Several studies have demonstrated that ¹¹C-methionine positron-emission tomography provides information on prognosis.

Purpose

We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of the prognostic value of the metabolic and volumetric parameters of ¹¹C-methionine-PET for gliomas.

Data sources

A systematic search was performed using the following combination of keywords: "methionine," "PET," "glioma," and "prognosis."

Study selection

The inclusion criteria were the use of ¹¹C-methionine-PET as an imaging tool, studies limited to gliomas, studies including metabolic parameters (tumor-to-normal ratio) and/or volumetric parameters (metabolic tumor volume), and studies reporting survival data. The electronic search first ide

SUBMITTER: Kim YI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7655266 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature