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Amin Saber Tanha1, Nasrin Raeisi1, Farid Jafari Zarrin Ghabaei1
1Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.
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We present a case involving a 62-year-old man diagnosed with acinar-type prostate adenocarcinoma, who was referred for initial staging with 99m Tc-PSMA scintigraphy. Considering the metastatic lesions exhibited low PSMA avidity, a 99m Tc-FAPI-46 scintigraphy was conducted to improve the detection of metastases and to potentially facilitate future radio-ligand therapy using FAP-targeted radiopharmaceuticals. In this experience, 99m Tc-FAPI-46 demonstrated superior diagnostic performance compared with 99m Tc-PSMA scintigraphy, underscoring its potential utility in cases where tumors exhibit low PSMA expression or when tumor heterogeneity is suspected.
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