A COMPARISON OF POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) UTILIZING C-11 METHIONINE AND COMPUTERIZED-TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RENAL-CELL ADENOCARCINOMA

  • Authors:
    • M EDGREN
    • JE WESTLIN
    • H AHLSTROM
    • S NILSSON
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  • Published online on: July 1, 1995     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2.4.537
  • Pages: 537-541
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Abstract

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a radionuclide method that quantifies physiological and metabolic parameters in vivo. PET with L-methyl-C-11-methionine as a tracer was performed in 13 patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma and twenty-two lesions were evaluated. Two of 13 patients still had their primary renal tumours. The PET images of all the patients showed a good correlation with the computerized tomography (CT) images, and detected not only the primary tumour but also metastases. PET utilizing 11-methionine was efficient in visualizing metastatic lesions in the thorax. The conclusion of this pilot study is that the PET technique with C-11-methionine as a tracer can be used in the diagnosis of advanced renal cell adenocarcinoma to visualize and characterize the primary renal tumour and its metastases in vivo.

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EDGREN M, WESTLIN J, AHLSTROM H and NILSSON S: A COMPARISON OF POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) UTILIZING C-11 METHIONINE AND COMPUTERIZED-TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RENAL-CELL ADENOCARCINOMA. Oncol Rep 2: 537-541, 1995
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EDGREN, M., WESTLIN, J., AHLSTROM, H., & NILSSON, S. (1995). A COMPARISON OF POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) UTILIZING C-11 METHIONINE AND COMPUTERIZED-TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RENAL-CELL ADENOCARCINOMA. Oncology Reports, 2, 537-541. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2.4.537
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EDGREN, M., WESTLIN, J., AHLSTROM, H., NILSSON, S."A COMPARISON OF POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) UTILIZING C-11 METHIONINE AND COMPUTERIZED-TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RENAL-CELL ADENOCARCINOMA". Oncology Reports 2.4 (1995): 537-541.
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EDGREN, M., WESTLIN, J., AHLSTROM, H., NILSSON, S."A COMPARISON OF POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) UTILIZING C-11 METHIONINE AND COMPUTERIZED-TOMOGRAPHY IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF RENAL-CELL ADENOCARCINOMA". Oncology Reports 2, no. 4 (1995): 537-541. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2.4.537