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ArticleAsia Oceania journal of nuclear medicine & biology2015

(11)C-Choline and FDG PET/CT Imaging of Primary Cholangiocarcinoma: A Comparative Analysis.

Chanisa Chotipanich, Chetsadaporn Promteangtrong, Anchisa Kunawudhi, Rawisak Chanwat, Thaniya Sricharunrat, Savitree Suratako, Paramest Wongsa

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Article in Asia Oceania journal of nuclear medicine & biology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Chanisa ChotipanichNational Cyclotron and PET Centre, Chulabhorn Hospital, Thailand.
Chetsadaporn PromteangtrongNational Cyclotron and PET Centre, Chulabhorn Hospital, Thailand.
Anchisa KunawudhiNational Cyclotron and PET Centre, Chulabhorn Hospital, Thailand.
Rawisak ChanwatSurgery Department, Chulabhorn Hospital, Thailand.
Thaniya SricharunratPathology Department, Chulabhorn Hospital, Thailand.
Savitree SuratakoNational Cyclotron and PET Centre, Chulabhorn Hospital, Thailand.
Paramest WongsaNational Cyclotron and PET Centre, Chulabhorn Hospital, Thailand.
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Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to compare the diagnostic values of (11)C-choline and (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose ((18)F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in patients with cholangiocarcinoma (CCA).

methodsThis prospective study was conducted on 10 patients (6 males and 4 females), aged 42-69 years, suspected of having CCA based on CT or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) results. (11)C-choline and (18)F-FDG PET/CT studies were performed in all patients over 1 week. PET/CT results were visually analyzed by 2 independent nuclear medicine physicians and quantitatively by calculating the tumor-to-background ratio (T/B).

resultsNo (11)C-choline PET/CT uptake was observed in primary extrahepatic or intrahepatic CCA cases. Intense (18)F-FDG avidity was detected in the tumors of 8 patients (%80). Two patients, who were (18)F-FDG negative, had primary extrahepatic CCA. Ki-67 measurements were positive in all patients (range; 14.2%-39.9%). The average T/B values of (11)C-choline and (18)F-FDG were 0.4±0.2 and 2.0±1.0 in all cases of primary CCA, respectively; these values were significantly lower for (11)C-choline (P<0.005). Both FDG and (11)C-choline PET/CT detected metastatic CCA foci in all 8 patients (two patients had no metastases).

conclusionAs the results suggested, primary CCA lesions showed a poor avidity for (11)C-choline, whereas (18)F-FDG PET/CT was of value for the detection of most primary CCA cases. In contrast to primary lesions, metastatic CCA lesions showed (11)C-choline avidity.

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CholangiocarcinomaCholineFDGPET/CTRadiotracer

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