Value of [ <sup>11</sup> C]choline-Positron Emission Tomography for Re-Staging Prostate Cancer: A Comparison With [ <sup>18</sup> F]fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography - Concepedia

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Value of [ <sup>11</sup> C]choline-Positron Emission Tomography for Re-Staging Prostate Cancer: A Comparison With [ <sup>18</sup> F]fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography

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2003

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Maria Picchio, C. Messa, Claudio Landoni, Luigi Gianolli, Sandro Sironi, Marcos Leal Brioschi, Mario Matarrese, Deliu Victor Matei, Francesco De Cobelli, Alessandro Del Maschio,

The Journal of Urology

Abstract

[11C]choline-PET seems to be useful for re-staging prostatectomy cases with increasing serum PSA levels. It is superior to [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose-PET and complementary to conventional imaging but with the advantage of staging disease at a single step.

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