11C- or 18F-Choline PET/CT for Imaging Evaluation of Biochemical Recurrence of Prostate Cancer.

نویسندگان

  • Paola Mapelli
  • Elena Incerti
  • Francesco Ceci
  • Paolo Castellucci
  • Stefano Fanti
  • Maria Picchio
چکیده

Recurrence of prostate cancer is suspected when an increase in the prostate-specific antigen level is detected after radical treatment; the recurrence could be local relapse, distant relapse, or both. Differentiation between the two patterns of relapse is critical for choosing the proper treatment strategy. Choline PET/CT could be of help in discriminating patients with local, lymph node, and bone recurrences, thus having an impact on patient management.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine

دوره 57 Suppl 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016