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EJNMMI Research
Published in: EJNMMI Research 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Original research

Repeatability of quantitative parameters of 18F-fluoride PET/CT and biochemical tumour and specific bone remodelling markers in prostate cancer bone metastases

Authors: Cecilia Wassberg, Mark Lubberink, Jens Sörensen, Silvia Johansson

Published in: EJNMMI Research | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Purpose

18F-fluoride PET/CT exhibits high sensitivity to delineate and measure the extent of bone metastatic disease in patients with prostate cancer. 18F-fluoride PET/CT could potentially replace traditional bone scintigraphy in clinical routine and trials. However, more studies are needed to assess repeatability and biological uptake variation. The aim of this study was to perform test-retest analysis of quantitative PET-derived parameters and blood/serum bone turnover markers at the same time point.
Ten patients with prostate cancer and verified bone metastases were prospectively included. All underwent two serial 18F-fluoride PET/CT at 1 h post-injection. Up to five dominant index lesions and whole-body 18F-fluoride skeletal tumour burden were recorded per patient. Lesion-based PET parameters were SUVmax, SUVmean and functional tumour volume applying a VOI with 50% threshold (FTV50%). The total skeletal tumour burden, total lesion 18F-fluoride (TLF), was calculated using a threshold of SUV of ≥15. Blood/serum biochemical bone turnover markers obtained at the time of each PET were PSA, ALP, S-osteocalcin, S-beta-CTx, 1CTP and BAP.

Results

A total of 47 index lesions and a range of 2–122 bone metastases per patient were evaluated. Median time between 18F-fluoride PET/CT was 7 days (range 6–8 days). Repeatability coefficients were for SUVmax 26%, SUVmean 24%, FTV50% for index lesions 23% and total skeletal tumour burden (TLF) 35%. Biochemical bone marker repeatability coefficients were for PSA 19%, ALP 23%, S-osteocalcin 18%, S-beta-CTx 22%, 1CTP 18% and BAP 23%.

Conclusions

Quantitative 18F-fluoride uptake and simultaneous biochemical bone markers measurements are reproducible for prostate cancer metastases and show similar magnitude in test-retest variation.
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Metadata
Title
Repeatability of quantitative parameters of 18F-fluoride PET/CT and biochemical tumour and specific bone remodelling markers in prostate cancer bone metastases
Authors
Cecilia Wassberg
Mark Lubberink
Jens Sörensen
Silvia Johansson
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
EJNMMI Research / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 2191-219X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13550-017-0289-9

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