title: How we read FCH-PET/CT for prostate cancer.
abstract: Over the last decade,18F-fluorocholine positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FCH-PET/CT) has gained in popularity for the staging and restaging of patients with prostate cancer (PCa). However, despite abundant literature on the topic, there is a lack of publications on how to actually interpret FCH-PET/CT in a clinical setting. Here we propose a practical, TNM-oriented approach to read FCH-PET/CT, with notes on procedure technique, image display, review sequence and report structure. The purpose of this article is to provide guidance to radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and residents who are new to FCH-PET/CT, as well as to propose an alternate approach to more experienced physicians.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, CHU de Québec - Université Laval, 11 côte du Palais, Quebec City (QC), G1R 2J6, Canada. jean-mathieu.beauregard@chuq.qc.ca.|Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada. jean-mathieu.beauregard@chuq.qc.ca.|Oncology Branch, CHU de Québec - Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, Canada. jean-mathieu.beauregard@chuq.qc.ca.
authors.forename: Jean-Mathieu
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2123-145X
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Beauregard
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Imaging, CHU de Québec - Université Laval, 11 côte du Palais, Quebec City (QC), G1R 2J6, Canada.|Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec City, Canada.
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Beaulieu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002794:Choline / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography / Q000379:methods*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; C514960:fluorocholine; D002794:Choline
keywords: 18F-fluorocholine; FCH; Interpretation; PET/CT; Prostate cancer