A significant positive correlation has been observed between ketone body availability and their uptake by tumor cells. Our objective was to evaluate [11C]acetoacetate as a potential tracer of ketone body utilization by breast and prostate tumors and to compare it with [11C]acetate.
Sherbrooke Molecular Imaging Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, 3001, 12th Avenue N., Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, J1H 5N4. Simon.Authier@Usherbrooke.ca