68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT in patients with recurrent prostate cancer-a modified protocol compared with the common protocol.

Fabian HauptLotte DijkstraIan AlbertsChristos SachpekidisViktor FechSilvan BoxlerTobias GrossTim Holland-LetzHelle D ZachoUwe HaberkornKambiz RahbarAxel RomingerAli Afshar Omerieh

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2019)

The modified protocol, which includes a combination of delayed image acquisition at 1.5 h p.i., hydration, and furosemide resulted in higher tumor contrast and seems to have the potential to increase the rates of pathological scans, especially at low PSA levels.

Keyphrases

pet ct
prostate cancer
randomized controlled trial
positron emission tomography
radical prostatectomy
computed tomography
magnetic resonance
deep learning
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
risk assessment