[¹¹C] choline as a potential PET/CT biomarker of liver cirrhosis: A prospective pilot study

To compare [¹¹C] choline PET/CT findings between patients with cirrhosis and normal liver controls.Included 11 patients with cirrhosis and 14 controls. All underwent a dynamic [11C] choline PET/CT. The maximal standard uptake values (SUVmax), the area under the curve (AUC) and kinetic parameters (K1 and K2), clinical and laboratory data, were compared between groups.Patients mean age was 68.4 ± 10.7 and controls, 69.7 ± 7.3 years. Mean SUVmax...