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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.

Overview

[Imaging modality] may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings on an [imaging modality] suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].

Other Imaging Findings

PET/SPECT may be helpful in the differentiation of astrocytoma grading.

• Finding on PET/SPECT suggestive of low grade astrocytoma is hypometabolic mass.
• Finding on PET/SPECT suggestive of high grade astrocytoma is hypermetabolic mass.

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