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. 2020 Feb 4;21(3):1029. doi: 10.3390/ijms21031029
ATP Adenosine triphosphate
BBB Blood–brain barrier
CED Convection enhanced delivery
[11C]Met L-[methyl-11C]-methionine
CNS Central Nervous System
CT Computerized Tomography
[64Cu][CuCl2] Copper chloride
[62Cu][Cu(ATSM)] [62Cu]-diacetyl-bis(N4-methylthiosemicarbazone
DMG Diffuse midline glioma
DOTA-TATE DOTA-Tyr3-octreotate
DOTA-TOC DOTA-Tyr3-octreotide
DOTA-NOC DOTA-Nal3-octreotide
DOTA-SP DOTA-[Thi8, Met(O2)11]-substance P
ECM Extracellular matrix
EGFR Epidermal growth factor receptor
[18F]DCFPyL 2-(3-(1carboxy-5-(6-[18F]]fluoro-pyridine-3-carbonyl)-amino]-pentyl)-ureido)-pentanedioic acid
[18F]DOPA 3,4-dihydroxy-6-[18F]-fluoro-L-phenylalanine
[18F]FAZA [18F]fluoroazomycin arabinoside
[18F]FDG [18F]2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose
[18F]FET O-(2-[18F]-fluoroethyl)-L-tyrosine
[18F]FLT 3′-deoxy-3′-[18F]fluorothymidine
[18F]FMISO 1-(2-Nitro-imidazolyl)-3-[18F]fluoro-2-propanol
[18F]FRP-170 1-[2-[18F]Fluoro-1-(hydroxymethyl)-ethoxy]methyl-2-nitroimidazole
[68Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 [68Ga]Ga-HBED-CC-PSMA
Gd Gadolinium
GPCR G-protein coupled receptor
HER2 Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
HGG High-grade glioma
HIFU High-intensity focused ultrasound
IA Intra-arterial
IHC Immunohistochemistry
IV Intravenous
LGG Low-grade glioma
MRI Magnetic Resonance Imaging
NK1-R Transmembrane neurokinin type-1 receptor
[13N]NH3 [13N]ammonia
NSCLC Non-small cell lung cancer
OS Overall survival
PDGFR Platelet derived growth factor receptor
PD-L1 Programmed death-ligand 1
PET Positron Emission Tomography
PFS Progression free survival
ROI Region of interest
PRRT Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy
PSMA Prostate-specific membrane antigen
RTK Receptor tyrosine kinases
SPECT Single-Photon Emission Computerized Tomography
SSTR2 Somatostatin receptor 2
SUV Standardized uptake value
TBR Tumor-to-background ratios
TfR1 Transferrin receptor 1
TK1 Thymidine kinase 1
TKI Tyrosine kinase inhibitors
TSPO Translocator protein
VEGF Vascular endothelial growth factor
VEGFR Vascular endothelial growth factor receptor
WHO World Health Organization