The role of 11C-choline PET imaging in the early detection of recurrence in surgically treated prostate cancer patients with very low PSA level <0.5 ng/mL.

Marcelo Mamede,Francesco Ceci,Paolo Castellucci,Riccardo Schiavina,Chiara Fuccio,Cristina Nanni,Eugenio Brunocilla,Lorenzo Fantini,Stefano Costa,Alice Ferretti,Patrick M. Colletti,Domenico Rubello,Stefano Fanti

The role of 11C-choline PET imaging in the early detection of recurrence in surgically treated prostate cancer patients with very low PSA level <0.5 ng/mL.

2013

Marcelo Mamede
Francesco Ceci
Paolo Castellucci
Riccardo Schiavina
Chiara Fuccio
Cristina Nanni
Eugenio Brunocilla
Lorenzo Fantini
Stefano Costa
Alice Ferretti
Patrick M. Colletti
Domenico Rubello
Stefano Fanti

PurposeThis study aims to evaluate the role of 11C-choline PET/CT in patients with biochemical relapse after radical prostatectomy (RP) showing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values lower than 0.5 ng/mL.MethodsWe performed 11C-choline PET/CT in 71 consecutive patients previously treated with RP sho

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Radiology
Prostate cancer
11C-choline
Medicine
Prostatectomy
pet imaging
previously treated
early detection
Antigen
in patient

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