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2023
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0000000000004594 in citations.
Differentiation of a Falcine Meningioma From Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Using DOTATATE PET
Differentiation of a Falcine Meningioma From Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis Using DOTATATE PET
Differentiating brain tumors from nonneoplastic lesions using conventional MRI may be challenging. Clinical symptoms often remain unspecific, and imaging findings from MRI may be inconclusive. We present the case of a 23-year-old woman in whom an MRI suggested a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. On...
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Personal Name(s): | Stetter, Isabelle (Corresponding author) |
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Werner, Jan-Michael / Schroeter, Michael / Baumann, Claudia / Neuneier, Janina / Schlamann, Marc / Schmidt, Matthias / Drzezga, Alexander / Fink, Gereon R. / Galldiks, Norbert | |
Contributing Institute: |
Kognitive Neurowissenschaften; INM-3 |
Published in: | Clinical nuclear medicine, 48 (2023) 5, S. e235 - e236 |
Imprint: |
[Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar]
Ovid
2023
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DOI: |
10.1097/RLU.0000000000004594 |
Document Type: |
Journal Article |
Research Program: |
Brain Dysfunction and Plasticity |
Publikationsportal JuSER |
Differentiating brain tumors from nonneoplastic lesions using conventional MRI may be challenging. Clinical symptoms often remain unspecific, and imaging findings from MRI may be inconclusive. We present the case of a 23-year-old woman in whom an MRI suggested a cerebral venous sinus thrombosis. On the other hand, additional atypical MRI findings raised doubts regarding the initial diagnosis. Given the need for a diagnostic procedure with higher sensitivity and specificity for neoplastic tissue, PET with the radiolabeled somatostatin receptor ligand DOTATATE (68Ga-DOTA-d-Phe1-Tyr3-octreotate) was performed. DOTATATE PET facilitated the diagnosis of a falcine meningioma consistent with its value for the differential diagnosis of meningioma. |