Iacovitti Cesare Michele, Muoio Barbara, Albano Domenico, Rizzo Alessio, Cuzzocrea Marco, Paone Gaetano, Treglia Giorgio
Division of Nuclear Medicine, Imaging Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Division of Medical Oncology, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2025 May 9;15(10):1204. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics15101204.
: Incidental brain imaging findings could be clinically relevant, and advancements in molecular imaging could lead to their more frequent identification. The aim of this review is to establish the prevalence and clinical significance of brain incidentalomas at PET (BIPs) using radiotracers other than [F]FDG. : A comprehensive literature search of studies about BIPs was carried out. Four different databases (PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane library, and Google Scholar) were screened up to December 2024. Only original articles about BIPs using radiotracers other than [F]FDG were selected. A proportion meta-analysis of the prevalence of BIPs was carried out using a random-effects model. : Fourteen studies were included in the review, using somatostatin receptor (SSTR) PET ( = 6), radiolabeled choline PET ( = 5), prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) ligands PET ( = 1), [F]Fluciclovine PET ( = 1), and [F]FDOPA PET ( = 1). The pooled prevalence of BIPs was 4.6% for SSTR PET, 1.1% for choline PET, 1.2% for PSMA ligands PET, 2.5% for [F]Fluciclovine PET, and 3.9% for [F]FDOPA PET. When BIPs were further evaluated using MRI, meningiomas were the most frequent lesions detected, but both benign and malignant lesions could be incidentally diagnosed. : BIPs using radiotracers other than [F]FDG are not rare, in particular at SSTR PET, further justifying the extension of PET scans to the brain when radiotracers other than [F]FDG are used. When detected, a BIP should be further evaluated using brain MRI. Both benign and malignant lesions could be incidentally detected in the brain. Further studies are warranted to better clarify the clinical impact of BIP detection.
: 脑部影像学偶然发现可能具有临床相关性,分子影像学的进展可能导致其更频繁地被识别。本综述的目的是确定使用除[F]FDG以外的放射性示踪剂的PET脑偶然瘤(BIPs)的患病率及临床意义。: 对关于BIPs的研究进行了全面的文献检索。截至2024年12月,对四个不同的数据库(PubMed/MEDLINE、EMBASE、Cochrane图书馆和谷歌学术)进行了筛选。仅选择了使用除[F]FDG以外的放射性示踪剂的关于BIPs的原始文章。使用随机效应模型对BIPs的患病率进行了比例荟萃分析。: 该综述纳入了14项研究,其中使用生长抑素受体(SSTR)PET的有6项,放射性标记胆碱PET的有5项,前列腺特异性膜抗原(PSMA)配体PET的有1项,[F]氟代脱氧胸苷PET的有1项,[F]氟多巴PET的有1项。SSTR PET的BIPs汇总患病率为4.6%,胆碱PET为1.1%,PSMA配体PET为1.2%,[F]氟代脱氧胸苷PET为2.5%,[F]氟多巴PET为3.9%。当使用MRI进一步评估BIPs时,脑膜瘤是最常检测到的病变,但良性和恶性病变都可能被偶然诊断出来。: 使用除[F]FDG以外的放射性示踪剂的BIPs并不罕见,特别是在SSTR PET中,这进一步证明了在使用除[F]FDG以外的放射性示踪剂时将PET扫描扩展至脑部的合理性。当检测到BIP时,应使用脑部MRI进一步评估。脑部可能偶然检测到良性和恶性病变。有必要进行进一步研究以更好地阐明BIP检测的临床影响。