The Role of [¹⁸F]FDG-PET/CT in Predicting Malignant Transformation of Plexiform Neurofibromas in Neurofibromatosis-1

Table 1

Basic demographic characteristics of included studies.

Authors	Year	Patients	Tumours analysed ()	Gender; (% male)	Mean age (years)
Ferner et al. [7]	2000	18	23	44	28
Cardona et al. [8]	2003	13	25	38	46
Bredella et al. [9]	2007	45	50	49	37
Ferner et al. [10]	2008	105	116	49	31
Karabatsou et al. [11]	2009	9	9	56	38
Warbey et al. [12]	2009	69	85	50	31
Benz et al. [13]	2010	34	40 (14 NF1)	59	46
Moharir et al. [14]	2010	18	16	33	9
Tsai et al. [15]	2012	20	27	35	15
Derlin et al. [16]	2013	31	99	42	30
Meany et al. [17]	2013	15	61	53	18
Salamon et al. [18]	2014	50	152	41	33
Chirindel et al. [19]	2015	41	93	34	36