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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Dual-phase PET-CT to differentiate [¹⁸F]fluoromethylcholine uptake in reactive and malignant lymph nodes in patients with prostate cancer |
Other Titles: | Dual-phase PET-CT to differentiate [(18)F]fluoromethylcholine uptake in reactive and malignant lymph nodes in patients with prostate cancer |
Author: | Oprea-Lager, D.E. Vincent, A.D. van Moorselaar, R.J.A. Gerritsen, W.R. van den Eertwegh, A.J.M. Eriksson, J. Boellaard, R. Hoekstra, O.S. |
Citation: | PLoS One, 2012; 7(10):e48430-e48430 |
Publisher: | PLOS One |
Issue Date: | 2012 |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 1932-6203 |
Editor: | Rao, J. |
Statement of Responsibility: | Daniela E. Oprea-Lager, Andrew D. Vincent, Reindert J. A. van Moorselaar, Winald R. Gerritsen, Alfons J. M. van den Eertwegh, Jonas Eriksson, Ronald Boellaard, Otto S. Hoekstra |
Abstract: | PURPOSE: To investigate whether time-trends of enhanced [(18)F]Fluoromethylcholine ([(18)F]FCH) in lymph nodes (LN) of prostate cancer (PCa) patients can help to discriminate reactive from malignant ones, and whether single time point standardized uptake value (SUV) measurements also suffice. PROCEDURES: 25 PCa patients with inguinal (presumed benign) and enlarged pelvic LN (presumed malignant) showing enhanced [(18)F]FCH uptake at dual-phase PET-CT were analyzed. Associations between LN status (benign versus malignant) and SUV(max) and SUV(meanA50), determined at 2 min (early) and 30 min (late) post injection, were assessed. We considered two time-trends of [(18)F]FCH uptake: type A (SUV early > SUV late) and type B (SUV late ≥ SUV early). Histopathology and/or follow-up were used to confirm the assumption that LN with type A pattern are benign, and LN with type B pattern malignant. RESULTS: Analysis of 54 nodes showed that LN status, time-trends, and 'late' (30 min p.i.) SUV(max) and SUV(meanA50) parameters were strongly associated (P<0.0001). SUV(max) relative difference was the best LN status predictor. All but one inguinal LN showed a decreasing [(18)F]FCH uptake over time (pattern A), while 95% of the pelvic nodes presented a stable or increasing uptake (pattern B) type. CONCLUSIONS: Time-trends of enhanced [(18)F]FCH uptake can help to characterize lymph nodes in prostate cancer patients. Single time-point SUV measurements, 30 min p.i., may be a reasonable alternative for predicting benign versus malignant status of lymph nodes, but this remains to be validated in non-enlarged pelvic lymph nodes. |
Keywords: | Choline |
Rights: | 2012 Oprea-Lager et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pone.0048430 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0048430 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Media Studies publications |
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