| Literature DB >> 16788788 |
S N Reske1, N M Blumstein, G Glatting.
Abstract
Functional imaging of prostate carcinoma was examined with the metabolic substrates 2-(18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose, (11)C-methionine, (18)F-fluorodihydrotestosterone, (11)C-acetate and (11)C/(18)F-choline. Based on upregulated enzymes of phospholipid metabolism in prostate carcinoma, (11)C/(18)F-choline is preferentially incorporated into phosphatidylcholine of membrane lipids of prostate cancer cells. PET allows sensitive detection of the (11)C/(18)F-choline signal and PET/CT fusion imaging enables intraprostatic signal localisation. Most published studies report a high detection rate of prostate carcinoma with (11)C/(18)F-choline PET/CT. Differentiation of prostate carcinoma from benign hyperplasia and from focal chronic prostatitis may be difficult; acute prostatitis accumulates (11)C/(18)F-choline with an intensity comparable to prostate carcinoma.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16788788 DOI: 10.1007/s00120-006-1088-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Urologe A ISSN: 0340-2592 Impact factor: 0.639