Monday, April 6, 2009

[(11)C]Choline PET/CT In Prostate Cancer Patients With Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy

[(11)C]Choline PET/CT In Prostate Cancer Patients With Biochemical Recurrence After Radical Prostatectomy
UroToday.com - Use of [11C]choline PET/CT in prostate cancer (CaP) imaging has demonstrated mixed results. The usefulness of labeled choline in cancer imaging is based upon the fact that the rate limiting enzyme choline kinase and the specific choline transporter are upregulated to support increased cell proliferation and concomitant membrane forming with major components being various phospholipids. Dr.

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