Refereed journal article or data article (A1)
Prospective evaluation of 18F-FACBC PET/CT and PET/MRI versus multiparametric MRI in intermediate- to high-risk prostate cancer patients (FLUCIPRO trial)
List of Authors: Jambor I, Kuisma A, Kähkönen E, Kemppainen J, Merisaari H, Eskola O, Teuho J, Perez IM, Pesola M, Aronen HJ, Boström PJ, Taimen P, Minn H
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication year: 2018
Journal: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Journal name in source: European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Volume number: 45
Issue number: 3
Start page: 355
End page: 364
Number of pages: 10
ISSN: 1619-7070
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00259-017-3875-1
Conclusions
Quantitative 18F-FACBC imaging significantly correlated with GS but failed to outperform MRI in lesion detection. 18F-FACBC may assist in targeted biopsies in the setting of hybrid imaging with MRI.