How Long of a Dynamic 3'-Deoxy-3'-[18F]fluorothymidine ([18F]FLT) PET Acquisition Is Needed for Robust Kinetic Analysis in Breast Cancer?

Jun ZhangXiaoli LiuMichelle I KnoppBhuvaneswari RamaswamyChristopher Levesque

Published in: Molecular imaging and biology (2019)

This study indicates that a 16-min dynamic PET acquisition appears to be sufficient to provide accurate [18F]FLT kinetics to quantitatively assess the proliferation in breast cancer lesions.

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acute myeloid leukemia
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positron emission tomography
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breast cancer risk
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