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

Mapelli, Paola; Incerti, Elena; Ceci, Francesco; Castellucci, Paolo; Fanti, Stefano; Picchio, Maria · J Nucl Med · 2016

review · Level V

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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.

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