Optimising18F-choline PET/CT acquisition protocol in prostate cancer patients

PETCT in lung cancer staging

FDG PETCT in colorectal cancer

Colorectal cancer represents the second most common malignancy worldwide, with approximately one million newly diagnosed cases each year, and is the fourth leading cause of cancer mortality. This article provides an overview of the role of FDG (fluorodeoxyglucose) PET (positron emission tomography) CT (computed tomography) for assessment in patients with colorectal cancer. A summary of key lear...

New Acquisition Protocol of 18F-Choline PET/CT in Prostate Cancer Patients: Review of the Literature about Methodology and Proposal of Standardization

PURPOSE (1) To evaluate a new acquisition protocol of (18)F-choline (FCH) PET/CT for prostate cancer patients (PC), (2) to review acquisition (18)F-choline PET/CT methodology, and (3) to propose a standardized acquisition protocol on FCH PET/CT in PC patients. MATERIALS 100 consecutive PC patients (mean age 70.5 years, mean PSA 21.35 ng/mL) were prospectively evaluated. New protocol consisted...

Prevalence of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection in Iranian Prostate Cancer Patients

Background and Aim: Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) has the potential for oncogenicity and has been associated with many malignancies, including prostate cancer. This study aimed to investigate the genomic prevalence of HCMV in prostate cancer tumors. Materials and Methods: In this case-control study, 31 patients with prostate cancer were enrolled along with 31 patients with benign prostate cance...

Acquisition with 11C-choline and 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT for patients with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer: a system

The objective of the systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate whether the choice between two radiotracers, C-choline ( C-cho) and F-fluorocholine ( F-FCH) for PET/CT, and different acquisition protocols contributed to detect metastases for patients with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy. We searched in January 2016 in Pubmed and Emb...