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Mads Ryø Jochumsen1,2, Lars Poulsen Tolbod1,2, Michael Borre2,3, Jørgen Frøkiær1,2, Kirsten Bouchelouche1,2, Jens Sörensen1,2.
Abstract
The positron emission tomography (PET) flow tracer 82Rubidium is a known potassium analogue. During our studies of tumor blood flow in prostate cancer, we found that approximately 10% of the patients had high urinary 82Rubidium activity. In roughly half of these patients, the increased renal rubidium/potassium excretion was either causing hypokalemia or explained by Thiazide treatment. In the other half, there was no obvious explanation or clinical consequence of the renal rubidium/potassium excretion. This is the first time enhanced renal potassium excretion is visualized on 82Rubidium PET/CT. © Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine 2020.Entities:
Keywords: 82Rubidium; Hypokalemia; PET; Potassium; Prostate cancer; Renal excretion
Year: 2020 PMID: 32377264 PMCID: PMC7198679 DOI: 10.1007/s13139-020-00637-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nucl Med Mol Imaging ISSN: 1869-3474