MRI and 11C acetate PET/CT for prediction of regional lymph node metastasis in newly diagnosed prostate cancer

Radiology and Oncology

Håkan Ahlström¹  Charlotta Gestblom²  Joel Kullberg³  Cecilia Wassberg⁴  Jens Sörensen⁴  Catrin von Below⁴  Mauritz Waldén⁵  Rafael Grzegorek⁵ 

[1] Corresponding authorDepartment of Surgical Sciences/Radiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenAntaros Medical AB, Mölndal, Sweden;Department of Pathology, Centralsjukhuset Karlstad, Karlstad, SwedenOther articles by this author:;Department of Surgical Sciences/Radiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenAntaros Medical AB, Mölndal, SwedenOther articles by this author:;Department of Surgical Sciences/Radiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, SwedenOther articles by this author:;Department of Urology, Centralsjukhuset Karlstad, Karlstad, SwedenOther articles by this author:

关键词: prostatic neoplasm;    lymph nodes;    lymph node excision;    diffusion magnetic resonance imaging;    positronemission tomography;   

DOI  :  10.2478/raon-2018-0001

学科分类：肿瘤学

来源: Onkoloski Institut Ljubljana / Institute of Oncology Ljubljana

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe aim of the study was to examine the value of quantitative and qualitative MRI and 11C acetate PET/CT parameters in predicting regional lymph node (LN) metastasis of newly diagnosed prostate cancer (PCa).

【 授权许可】

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