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(18F)fluoroethyltyrosine

Known as: O-(2[F18]fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine, F-18 FET, 18F-FET 
An amino acid analog radiolabeled with fluorine F 18, a positron emitting isotope, used as a tracer in positron emission tomography (PET). Reflecting… 
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Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Diagnosis of pseudoprogression in patients with glioblastoma using O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine PET
PurposeThe follow-up of glioblastoma patients after radiochemotherapy with conventional MRI can be difficult since reactive… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Early static 18F-FET-PET scans have a higher accuracy for glioma grading than the standard 20–40 min scans
PurposeCurrent guidelines for glioma imaging by positron emission tomography (PET) using the amino acid analogue O-(2-[18F… 
Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Comparison of the Amino Acid Tracers 18F-FET and 18F-DOPA in High-Grade Glioma Patients
High-grade gliomas (HGGs) are the most common malignant primary tumors of the central nervous system. PET probes of amino acid… 
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Response assessment of bevacizumab in patients with recurrent malignant glioma using [18F]Fluoroethyl-l-tyrosine PET in comparison to MRI
PurposeTo investigate prospectively the potential of O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine (18F-FET) PET in comparison to MRI for the… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Comparison of 18F-FET PET and 5-ALA fluorescence in cerebral gliomas
PurposeThe aim of the study was to compare presurgical 18F-fluoroethyl-L-tyrosine (18F-FET) uptake and Gd… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Dynamic O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine (F-18 FET) PET for Glioma Grading: Assessment of Individual Probability of Malignancy
Purpose: (1) To investigate the diagnostic value of some O-(2-[18F]fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine (F-18 FET) indices derived from the… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Comparison of (18)F-FET and (18)F-FDG PET in brain tumors.
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Assessment of various strategies for 18F-FET PET-guided delineation of target volumes in high-grade glioma patients
PurposeThe purpose of the study is to assess the contribution of 18F-fluoro-ethyl-tyrosine (18F-FET) positron emission tomography… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Analysis of 18F-FET PET for grading of recurrent gliomas: is evaluation of uptake kinetics superior to standard methods?
UNLABELLED The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether extended analyses of O-(2-18F-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine (FET… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
18F-FDG and 18F-FET uptake in experimental soft tissue infection
Abstract. The aim of this study was to compare the uptake of 18F-fluoroethyl-L-tyrosine (18F-FET) with that of 18F… 
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