title: 18F-DOPA PET/CT and MRI Findings in a Patient With Multiple Meningiomas.
abstract: A 56-year-old man was referred to our Department for a 2-year story of upper limb tremor, severe headache, and episodes of confusion. Brain F-DOPA PET/CT showed multiple areas of tracer uptake in the two hemispheres of the brain. Subsequent MRI displayed demyelinating foci with high contrast enhancement. Histological specimen confirmed the diagnosis of multiple meningiomas.
authors.affiliation: From the *Neuroimaging PET/MRI Research Unit, Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, Italian National Research Council, IBFM-CNR, Catanzaro; †Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University "Tor Vergata", Rome; ‡Department of Diagnostic and Molecular Imaging, Interventional Radiology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital "Tor Vergata", Rome; §Department of Neuro-Radiology, IRCCS Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS); and ∥Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, IRCCS INM Neuromed, Pozzilli (IS), Italy.
authors.forename: Ferdinando F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Calabria
authors.forename: Agostino
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chiaravalloti
authors.forename: Eros N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Calabria
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grillea
authors.forename: Orazio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schillaci
mesh_terms: D004295:Dihydroxyphenylalanine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C043437:fluorodopa F 18; D004295:Dihydroxyphenylalanine