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.

11C-or18F-Choline PET/CT for imaging evaluation of biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer

Picchio, Maria
2016-01-01

Abstract

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.
2016
11C-choline; 18F-choline; Biochemical recurrence; PET/CT; Prostate cancer; Choline; Diagnosis, Differential; Evidence-Based Medicine; Humans; Image Enhancement; Male; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; Prostatic Neoplasms; Radiopharmaceuticals; Treatment Outcome; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
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