Is there a role for 11C-choline PET/CT in the early detection of metastatic disease in surgically treated prostate cancer patients with a mild PSA increase <1.5 ng/ml?

Authors :: Paolo Castellucci
Cristina Nanni
Stefano Fanti
Stefano Boschi
Vincenzo Allegri
Ivan Santi
Chiara Fuccio
Gian Carlo Montini
Giuseppe Martorana
Maria Cristina Marzola
Domenico Rubello
Riccardo Schiavina
Valentina Ambrosini
Castellucci P.
Fuccio C.
Rubello D.
Schiavina R.
Santi I.
Nanni C.
Allegri V.
Montini G.C.
Ambrosini V.
Boschi S.
Martorana G.
Marzola M.C.
Fanti S.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential usefulness of whole-body (11)C-choline PET/CT in the re-staging of prostate cancer (PC) patients previously treated with radical prostatectomy (RP), who presented a mild increase of prostate-specific antigen (PSA)

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