Does whole-body bone SPECT/CT provide additional diagnostic information over [18F]-FCH PET/CT for the detection of bone metastases in the setting of prostate cancer biochemical recurrence?

Nicolas De LeirisJulien LeenhardtBastien BoussatChristopher MontemagnoAlexandre SeillerOlivier Phan SyJulie RouxMathieu LaramasCamille VerryCarole IriartGaelle FiardJean-Alexandre LongJean-Luc DescotesJean-Philippe VuillezLaurent RiouLoïc Djaileb

Published in: Cancer imaging : the official publication of the International Cancer Imaging Society (2020)

Despite good performances for the diagnosis of bone metastases in PC-BR, WB bone SPECT/CT does not provide additive diagnostic information over concomitant FCH PET/CT.

Keyphrases

pet ct
positron emission tomography
prostate cancer
image quality
bone mineral density
dual energy
computed tomography
contrast enhanced
health information
bone loss
soft tissue
radical prostatectomy
bone regeneration
magnetic resonance imaging
postmenopausal women
real time pcr
free survival
magnetic resonance