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SUBMITTER: Boers J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8617814 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Boers Jorianne J Loudini Naila N de Haas Robbert J RJ Willemsen Antoon T M ATM van der Vegt Bert B de Vries Elisabeth G E EGE Hospers Geke A P GAP Schröder Carolina P CP Glaudemans Andor W J M AWJM de Vries Erik F J EFJ
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<h4>Background</h4>Positron emission tomography (PET) with 16α-[<sup>18</sup>F]-fluoro-17β-estradiol ([<sup>18</sup>F]-FES) can visualize estrogen receptor (ER) expression, but it is challenging to determine the ER status of liver metastases, due to high physiological [<sup>18</sup>F]-FES uptake. We evaluated whether [<sup>18</sup>F]-FES-PET can be used to determine the ER status of liver metastases, using corresponding liver biopsies as the gold standard.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients with metastatic ...[more]