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ArticleThe neuroradiology journal2014

Potential of F-18 PET/CT in the Detection of Leptomeningeal Metastasis.

Ryan G Short, Susan Bal, John P German, Raymond J Poelstra, Arash Kardan

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Article in The neuroradiology journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ryan G ShortDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kettering Medical Center; Kettering, OH, USA - RShorty30@gmail.com.
Susan BalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kettering Medical Center; Kettering, OH, USA.
John P GermanDepartment of Radiology, Kettering Medical Center; Kettering, OH, USA.
Raymond J PoelstraDepartment of Neurosurgery, Kettering Medical Center; Kettering, OH, USA.
Arash KardanDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Kettering Medical Center; Kettering, OH, USA, Boonshoft School of Medicine, Wright State University; Dayton, OH, USA.
Kettering University · USDayton Clinical Oncology Program · USKettering Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) is a rare but increasingly common condition in which malignant cells migrate to the meninges. The gold standard for diagnosing LM is detection of cancer cells in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Contrast enhanced-magnetic resonance imaging (CE-MRI) is also used to diagnose LM. We describe a case of LM in which CE-MRI of the neuroaxis was initially negative for meningeal enhancement but F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (F-18 FDG PET/CT) revealed hypermetabolism within the lumbar spinal canal. Positive F-18 FDG PET findings have rarely been reported in LM and, to our knowledge, have never been reported in the context of initially negative CE-MRI scanning of the neuroaxis. F-18 FDG PET/CT may represent an alternative modality for diagnosing LM in patients who are unable to undergo CE-MRI and/or LP or in patients for whom initial CE-MRI and/or LP are negative for LM.

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Positron Emission Tomography Computed TomographyAdenocarcinomaAdultFemaleHumansMeningeal NeoplasmsTriple Negative Breast Neoplasmsleptomeningeal metastasisMR imagingPET imaging

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PMID25489891
PMCPMC4291799
OpenAlexW2162933392

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