Choline C-11 PET scan

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Nov. 03, 2020

Choline C-11 Injection (prescribing information). Rochester, Minn.: Mayo Clinic PET Radiochemistry Facility; 2012. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/daf/index.cfm?event=overview.process&ApplNo=203155. Accessed Dec. 3, 2018.
Prostate cancer. Plymouth Meeting, Pa.: National Comprehensive Cancer Network. https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/f_guidelines.asp. Accessed Dec. 3, 2018.
Evans JD, et al. Prostate cancer-specific PET radiotracers: A review on the clinical utility in recurrent disease. Practical Radiation Oncology. 2018;8:28.
Murphy RC, et al. The utility of 11C-choline PET/CT for imaging prostate cancer: A pictorial guide. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2011;196:1390.

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