PET/CT predicts brain tumors in melanoma patients

Source: Aunt Minnie Europe, January 2024

PET/CT scans have the potential to predict brain metastasis in melanoma patients, according to a study published December 26 in Cancers.

In a retrospective study, a team at the University Hospital Salzburg in Austria studied baseline F-18 FDG-PET/CT imaging parameters in patients with melanoma and found they were associated with the development of metastatic brain tumors.

“In melanoma patients, identification of those who are at higher risk of brain metastasis occurrence can be crucial as subsequent surveillance and even prophylactic treatment options can be provided,” wrote lead author and nuclear medicine physician Forough Kalantari, MD.
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