Molecular Imaging 2017

Timing and radionuclide?

11 C-choline • On-site cyclotron required • Short halflife (20 min) • No renal excretion 18 F-(m)ethyl-choline • No cyclotron required • Road transport possible • Renal excretion

• No relevant differences for detection of glioma

J Neurosurg. 2003 Sep;99(3):474-9. Use of 18F-choline and 11C-choline as contrast agents in positron emission tomography imaging-guided stereotactic biopsy sampling of gliomas. Hara T, et al.

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