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Title:

[(11)C]Choline positron emission tomography/computed tomography for staging and restaging of patients with advanced prostate cancer.

Document type:
Journal Article; Article
Author(s):
Tuncel, M; Souvatzoglou, M; Herrmann, K; Stollfuss, J; Schuster, T; Weirich, G; Wester, HJ; Schwaiger, M; Krause, BJ
Abstract:
INTRODUCTION: To evaluate [(11)C]Choline positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) for staging and restaging of patients with advanced prostate cancer and to compare the diagnostic performance of PET, CT and PET/CT. METHODS: Forty-five consecutive patients with advanced prostate cancer underwent [(11)C]Choline-PET/CT between 5/2004 and 2/2006. RESULTS: Overall, 295 lesions were detected: PET alone, 178 lesions; diagnostic CT, 221 lesions; PET/CT (low-dose CT), 272 lesions; P...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Nucl Med Biol
Year:
2008
Journal volume:
35
Journal issue:
6
Pages contribution:
689-95
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2008.05.006
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18678354
Print-ISSN:
0969-8051
TUM Institution:
Institut für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie; Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie; Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin
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