Utility of F-18 FDG PET/CT for Detection of Bone Marrow Metastases in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated with Radium-223

A 76-year-old man with symptomatic bone metastases from castrationresistant prostate cancer underwent Radium-223-dichloride (Ra-223) therapy. Before Ra-223 therapy, he had normal peripheral blood cell counts. Ra-223 therapy relieved his shoulder and low back pain. The elevation of the serum prostate...

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Main Authors: Kaoru Maruyama, Keita Utsunomia, Takahiro Nakamoto, Shigenari Kawakita, Takashi Murota, Noboru Tanigawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2018-01-01
Series:Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Biology
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Online Access:http://aojnmb.mums.ac.ir/article_9896_776e35282a8d36d2ceb08b9fcc90bd83.pdf