Performance of 18F-FET-PET versus 18F-FDG-PET for the diagnosis and grading of brain tumors: inherent bias in meta-analysis not revealed by quality metrics

Neuro Oncol. 2016 Jul;18(7):1028. doi: 10.1093/neuonc/now087.

Authors

Xiangyan Huang¹, Harrison Bai¹, Hao Zhou¹, Haiyun Tang¹, Li Yang¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (X.Y.H, L.Y.); Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (H.B.); Department of Neurology, First Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan , China (H.Z.); Department of Radiology, First Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (H.Y.T.).

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Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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MeSH terms

Bias
Brain Neoplasms
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
Humans
Positron-Emission Tomography*
Radiopharmaceuticals
Tyrosine

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Tyrosine