Can gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen ligand be a potential radiotracer for renal cortical positron emission tomography imaging?

Gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen (Ga-68 PSMA) ligand (HBED-CC) is a new promising positron emission tomography (PET) tracer for prostate cancer. Intense renal parenchymal uptake is a physiologic finding on Ga-68 PSMA ligand PET images. Evaluation of kidneys in low intensity demonstrates...

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Main Authors: Ismet Sarikaya, Abdelhamid Elgazzar, Mahmoud Alfeeli, Ali Sarikaya
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Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2018-04-01
Series:World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_35_17
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Mahmoud Alfeeli
Ali Sarikaya
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description Gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen (Ga-68 PSMA) ligand (HBED-CC) is a new promising positron emission tomography (PET) tracer for prostate cancer. Intense renal parenchymal uptake is a physiologic finding on Ga-68 PSMA ligand PET images. Evaluation of kidneys in low intensity demonstrates excellent distribution of this radiotracer in renal parenchyma with excellent image quality and resolution. In this article, we present the Ga-68 PSMA ligand PET renal images of four patients with prostate cancer. In two patients, there is normal distribution of radiotracer, and in other two, there are renal cysts causing parenchymal defects.
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spelling doaj-art-8f550ebeee714a238b26c3e3c62a031d2025-08-20T03:48:37ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.World Journal of Nuclear Medicine1450-11471607-33122018-04-01170212612910.4103/wjnm.WJNM_35_17Can gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen ligand be a potential radiotracer for renal cortical positron emission tomography imaging?Ismet Sarikaya0Abdelhamid Elgazzar1Mahmoud Alfeeli2Ali Sarikaya3Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine,University, Safat 13110Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine,University, Safat 13110Department of Nuclear Medicine, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, KuwaitDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Trakya University, EdirneGallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen (Ga-68 PSMA) ligand (HBED-CC) is a new promising positron emission tomography (PET) tracer for prostate cancer. Intense renal parenchymal uptake is a physiologic finding on Ga-68 PSMA ligand PET images. Evaluation of kidneys in low intensity demonstrates excellent distribution of this radiotracer in renal parenchyma with excellent image quality and resolution. In this article, we present the Ga-68 PSMA ligand PET renal images of four patients with prostate cancer. In two patients, there is normal distribution of radiotracer, and in other two, there are renal cysts causing parenchymal defects.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_35_17gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen ligandkidneypositron emission tomographyrenal cortexrenal parenchyma
spellingShingle Ismet Sarikaya
Abdelhamid Elgazzar
Mahmoud Alfeeli
Ali Sarikaya
Can gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen ligand be a potential radiotracer for renal cortical positron emission tomography imaging?
World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen ligand
kidney
positron emission tomography
renal cortex
renal parenchyma
title Can gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen ligand be a potential radiotracer for renal cortical positron emission tomography imaging?
title_full Can gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen ligand be a potential radiotracer for renal cortical positron emission tomography imaging?
title_fullStr Can gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen ligand be a potential radiotracer for renal cortical positron emission tomography imaging?
title_full_unstemmed Can gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen ligand be a potential radiotracer for renal cortical positron emission tomography imaging?
title_short Can gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen ligand be a potential radiotracer for renal cortical positron emission tomography imaging?
title_sort can gallium 68 prostate specific membrane antigen ligand be a potential radiotracer for renal cortical positron emission tomography imaging
topic gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen ligand
kidney
positron emission tomography
renal cortex
renal parenchyma
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/wjnm.WJNM_35_17
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