First case of 18F-FACBC PET/CT-guided salvage radiotherapy for local relapse after radical prostatectomy with negative 11C-Choline PET/CT and multiparametric MRI: New imaging techniques may improve patient selection

First case of 18F-FACBC PET/CT-guided salvage radiotherapy for local relapse after radical prostatectomy with negative 11C-Choline PET/CT and multiparametric MRI: New imaging techniques may improve patient selection

We present the first case of salvage radiotherapy based on the results of 18F-FACBC PET/CT performed for a PSA relapse after radical prostatectomy. The patients underwent 11CCholine PET/CT and multiparametric MRI that were negative while 18F-FACBC PET/CT visualized a suspected local relapse confirme...

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Main Authors: Eugenio Brunocilla, Riccardo Schiavina, Cristina Nanni, Marco Borghesi, Matteo Cevenini, Enrico Molinaroli, Valerio Vagnoni, Paolo Castellucci, Francesco Ceci, Stefano Fanti, Caterina Gaudiano, Rita Golfieri, Giuseppe Martorana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2014-09-01
Series:Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia
Subjects:
Prostate cancer
PET/CT
11C-Choline
18FFACBC
Salvage radiotherapy
Biochemical relapse
Local relapse
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