Added value of 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT for the detection of bone metastases in patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer and a previous 99mTc bone scintigraphy

Added value of 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT for the detection of bone metastases in patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer and a previous 99mTc bone scintigraphy

Abstract Purpose To investigate the added value and diagnostic accuracy of 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT versus bone scintigraphy (BS) for bone metastasis detection at the primary staging of prostate cancer (PCa). Methods Inclusion criteria involved consecutive patients with newly diagnosed intermediate- to high...

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Main Authors: Helle D. Zacho, Søren Ravn, Ali Afshar-Oromieh, Joan Fledelius, June A. Ejlersen, Lars J. Petersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-04-01
Series:EJNMMI Research
Subjects:
PSMA PET/CT
Bone scintigraphy
Bone scan
Bone metastases
Newly diagnosed prostate cancer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13550-020-00618-0

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