18F-fluoride PET: changes in uptake as a method to assess response in bone metastases from castrate-resistant prostate cancer patients treated with 223Ra-chloride (Alpharadin).

G Jr, Cook; C, Parker; S, Chua; B, Johnson; AK, Aksnes; VJ, Lewington

doi:10.1186/2191-219x-1-4

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18F-fluoride PET: changes in uptake as a method to assess response in bone metastases from castrate-resistant prostate cancer patients treated with 223Ra-chloride (Alpharadin).

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Cook G Jr

Parker C

Chua S

Abstract

Background A qualitative assessment of conventional bone scintigraphy with 99mTc methylene diphosphonate is perceived as an insensitive method for monitoring the treatment response of bone metastases, and we postulated that semi-quantitative 18F-fluoride positron emission tomography (PET) might serv...

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