ナカジマ　レイコ   Nakajima Reiko   中島　怜子    所属   医学部 医学科（東京女子医科大学病院）    職種   助教
論文種別	総説
言語種別	英語
査読の有無	査読あり
招待の有無	招待あり
表題	11C-methionine PET/CT findings in benign brain disease.
掲載誌名	正式名：Japanese journal of radiology 略　 称：Jpn J Radiol ISSNコード：1867108X/18671071
掲載区分	国内
巻・号・頁	35(6),pp.279-288
著者・共著者	Nakajima Reiko, Kimura Ken, Abe Koichiro, Sakai Shuji
担当区分	筆頭著者,責任著者
発行年月	2017/06
概要	11C-methionine (MET) is one of the most commonly used positron emission tomography (PET) tracers for evaluation of malignant brain tumor, with MET-PET being a sensitive technique for visualization of primary and recurrent malignant brain tumors. However, previous reports have demonstrated MET uptake in lesions associated with benign brain diseases. These diseases usually show an increase in MET uptake similar to that of malignant tumors. This pitfall in MET-PET image interpretation is important not only for nuclear medicine professionals, but also for radiologists. In this review, we demonstrate the imaging characteristics of MET uptake in benign brain disease, and recommend physician interpretation of imaging findings and disease characteristics for optimal patient management. Benign uptake must be identified to prevent misdiagnosis and unnecessary surgical operations.
DOI	10.1007/s11604-017-0638-7
PMID	28421396