NIMG-30. DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMANCE OF 18-FLUDEOXYGLUCOSE POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (FDG-PET) IN EVALUATION OF GLIOMA

FDG-PET is a widely available imaging modality for extracranial malignancy. In gliomas, novel amino acid tracers have been developed with superior signal-to-background ratio, but are hampered by limited availability, lack of experience and poor correlation between tracer uptake and glioma grade. We sought to quantify the utility of FDG-PET, alone and in combination with MRI, in identifying high-grade regions of suspected or known gliomas. A...