11C-acetate PET/MRI in bladder cancer staging and treatment response evaluation to neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a prospective multicenter study (ACEBIB trial)

Abstract Background To evaluate the accuracy of 11C-acetate Positron Emission Tomography/Magnetic Resonance Imaging (PET/MRI) in bladder cancer (BC) staging and monitoring response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). Methods Eighteen patients were prospectively enrolled. Fifteen treatment naive patie...

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Main Authors: Antti Salminen, Ivan Jambor, Harri Merisaari, Otto Ettala, Johanna Virtanen, Ilmari Koskinen, Erik Veskimae, Jukka Sairanen, Pekka Taimen, Jukka Kemppainen, Heikki Minn, Peter J. Boström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Cancer Imaging
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40644-018-0158-4