Abstract

Over the last decade, 18F-fluorocholine positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FCH-PET/CT) has gained in popularity for the staging and restaging of patients with prostate cancer (PCa). However, despite abundant literature on the topic, there is a lack of publications on how to actually interpret FCH-PET/CT in a clinical setting. Here we propose a practical, TNM-oriented approach to read FCH-PET/CT, with notes on procedure technique, image display, review sequence and report structure. The purpose of this article is to provide guidance to radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and residents who are new to FCH-PET/CT, as well as to propose an alternate approach to more experienced physicians.

Details

Title
How we read FCH-PET/CT for prostate cancer
Author
Jean-Mathieu Beauregard; Beaulieu, Alexis
Publication year
2016
Publication date
2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
ISSN
17405025
e-ISSN
14707330
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1855587548
Copyright
Copyright BioMed Central 2016