{"id":775,"date":"2017-02-15T09:51:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-15T09:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol\/2017\/02\/15\/derlin-2016\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T10:19:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T09:19:14","slug":"derlin-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.myesr.org\/eur-radiol\/highlights\/derlin-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"68Ga-PSMA imaging &#038; therapy PET\/CT for the assessment of prostate cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>This study examines if Ga-PSMA imaging &amp; therapy PET\/CT delayed imaging after forced diuresis can help the assessment of the prostate region and pelvic lymph nodes through improved image quality.<\/div>\n<p><strong>Key points<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Forced diuresis can improve image quality in 68Ga-PSMA I&amp;T.<br \/>\n\u2022 After forced diuresis, linear and focal visualization of ureters was reduced.<br \/>\n\u2022 Timing of diuresis relative to68Ga-PSMA I&amp;T injection is important.<br \/>\n\u2022 Early furosemide co-injection with tracer resulted in deteriorated image quality on delayed images.<br \/>\n\u2022 After delayed furosemide, image quality improved on delayed images.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Article:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s00330-016-4308-4\" target=\"_blank\">68Ga-PSMA I&amp;T PET\/CT for assessment of prostate cancer: evaluation of image quality after forced diuresis and delayed imaging<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Authors:<\/strong> Thorsten Derlin, Desiree Weiberg, Christoph von Klot et al.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This study examines if Ga-PSMA imaging &amp; therapy PET\/CT delayed imaging after forced diuresis can help the assessment of the prostate region and pelvic lymph nodes through improved image quality. 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