Publications by authors named "J Knisely"

Purpose: Meningiomas are the most common primary intracranial tumor. Somatostatin receptor 2 is almost universally expressed in meningioma tissue. For patients who require adjuvant radiation, somatostatin receptor based (68)Ga-DOTATATE positron emission tomography (PET) imaging can detect additional or residual disease not discernible on magnetic resonance imaging.

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The ARS brain committee recommends that vorasidenib may be appropriate for recurrent or residual IDH-mutant grade 2 oligodendroglioma or astrocytoma. Vorasidenib is usually not appropriate for completely resected grade 2 oligodendroglioma or astrocytoma, any grade 3 oligodendroglioma or astrocytoma, or combined with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy for any grade 2-3 glioma.

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Objective: Our purpose was to describe our initial institutional experience using dedicated brain [18F]-Fluoroestradiol (FES) PET/CT or PET/MRI in the management of patients with estrogen-receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer brain metastases (BCBM), and compare to [18F]-Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET and MRI.

Materials & Methods: Patients with biopsy-proven ER+ disease and MRI findings of suspected new, progressive, or recurrent BCBM were included in this retrospective study. Clinical and demographic data were collected.

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Purpose: Theranostic approaches combining prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-PET/CT or PET/MRI with PSMA-targeted radionuclide therapy have improved clinical outcomes in patients with prostate cancer (PCa) especially metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer. Dural metastases in PCa are rare but can pose a diagnostic challenge, as meningiomas, a more common dural based lesions have been shown to express PSMA. The aim of this study is to compare PSMA PET parameters between brain lesions classified as dural metastases and meningiomas in prostate cancer patients.

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