FDG PET is a sensitive technique in the detection of MPNSTs in patients with NF1. The addition of 11C methionine PET increases specificity in equivocal cases. PET may improve preoperative tumor staging by detecting metastases or second primary tumors, which often are present in patients with NF1.
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