FIGURE 2. PET images of prostate, lymph node, and bone metastases obtained using ¹⁸F-FDG and ¹¹C-acetate from 73-y-old man with poorly differentiated (Gleason sum 7) adenocarcinoma of prostate. (A) ¹⁸F-FDG PET shows low uptake in prostate, with SUV of 2.87. (B and C) ¹⁸F-FDG uptake was shown in left iliac lymph node metastatic lesion (B) and right pubic bone metastatic lesion (C). (D–F) ¹¹C-Acetate PET shows high uptake in prostate (D), with SUV of 5.45; in left iliac lymph node metastatic lesion (E); and in right pubic bone metastatic lesion (F). bn = bone; ly = lymph node; pr = prostate.

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