Open Access Review

Contribution of PET Imaging to Clinical Management of Gliomas

Received: 02 July 2018;  Published: 19 September 2018;  doi: 10.21926/obm.neurobiol.1803011

Abstract

Gliomas originating from glial cells, comprise about 30 % of all primary central nervous system tumors and 80 % of malignant brain tumors. Gliomas are different with respect to their biological activity and are categorized according to grades, from benign to malignant with high recurrence rates. For diagnosis location and extent of tumor is assessed by CT and MRI, but for grading additional parameters are necessary: contrast enhanced CT and MRI reveal damage of blood brain barrier, perfusion wei [...]