Table 2.
Amino Acid PET (MET, FET, FDOPA) | FDG PET | Other PET Tracers | Oxford Level of Evidence | |
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Target delineation for radiotherapy planning | ++ | − | n.a. | 2 |
Prognostic value of PET prior to radiotherapy | ++ | ++ | n.a. | 2 |
PET-based radiotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed gliomas | (++) | n.a. | n.a. | 3 |
PET-based re-irradiation in patients with glioma relapse | (++) | n.a. | n.a. | 3 |
Assessment of response to radiotherapy | ++ | + | (++) | 2 |
Differentiation of radiation injury from glioma relapse | ++ a | + | n.a. | 2 |
Use of artificial intelligence for radiotherapy | (++) | n.a. | n.a. | 3 |
Abbreviations: FDG, [18F]-2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose; FDOPA, 3,4-dihydroxy-6-[18F]-fluoro-l-phenylalanine; FET, O-(2-[18F]-fluoroethyl)-l-tyrosine; MET, [11C-methyl]-l-methionine.
++ high diagnostic value; (++) high diagnostic value, but limited data available; + limited diagnostic accuracy; − not helpful; n.a. = only preliminary or no data available.
aIncreased accuracy when using dynamic FET PET.