Target volume definition in high-risk prostate cancer patients using sentinel node SPECT/CT and 18 F-choline PET/CT

Vees, Hansjörg; Steiner, Charles; Dipasquale, Giovanna; Chouiter, Amine; Zilli, Thomas; Velazquez, Michel; Namy, Sophie; Ratib, Osman; Buchegger, Franz; Miralbell, Raymond

doi:10.1186/1748-717X-7-134

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English

Target volume definition in high-risk prostate cancer patients using sentinel node SPECT/CT and 18 F-choline PET/CT

ContributorsVees, Hansjörg; Steiner, Charles; Dipasquale, Giovanna; Chouiter, Amine; Zilli, Thomas; Velazquez, Michel; Namy, Sophie; Ratib, Osman; Buchegger, Franz; Miralbell, Raymond

Published inRadiation oncology, vol. 7, 134

Publication date2012

Abstract

To assess the influence of sentinel lymph nodes (SNs) SPECT/CT and 18 F-choline (18 F-FCH) PET/CT in radiotherapy (RT) treatment planning for prostate cancer patients with a high-risk for lymph node (LN) involvement.

Keywords

Aged
Choline/pharmacology
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18/pharmacology
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Lymph Nodes/pathology
Lymphatic Metastasis/diagnosis/pathology
Lymphoscintigraphy/methods
Male
Middle Aged
Positron-Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography/methods
Prostate-Specific Antigen/metabolism
Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology/radiography/radiotherapy
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted/methods

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de radiologie et informatique médicale

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Citation (ISO format)

VEES, Hansjörg et al. Target volume definition in high-risk prostate cancer patients using sentinel node SPECT/CT and 18 F-choline PET/CT. In: Radiation oncology, 2012, vol. 7, p. 134. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-7-134

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PID : unige:32088
DOI : 10.1186/1748-717X-7-134
PMID : 22873771

Journal ISSN1748-717X

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Target volume definition in high-risk prostate cancer patients using sentinel node SPECT/CT and 18 F-choline PET/CT

To assess the influence of sentinel lymph nodes (SNs) SPECT/CT and 18 F-choline (18 F-FCH) PET/CT in radiotherapy (RT) treatment planning for prostate cancer patients with a high-risk for lymph node (LN) involvement.

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