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So far, RNC has commonly employed radiopharmaceutical agents suitable only for single-photon emission tomography techniques, which are thus lacking in terms of image resolution and can potentially lead to false-negative results. Therefore, [64Cu]Cu-DOTA was investigated as an alternative radiopharmaceutical for RNC, employing positron emission tomography (PET) instead of single-photon emission tomography. A formulation of [64Cu]Cu-DOTA was produced according to the guidelines for good manufacturing practice. The product met the requirements of agents suitable for intrathecal application. [64Cu]Cu-DOTA was administered to a patient and compared to the approved scintigraphic RNC agent, [111In]In-DTPA. While no cerebrospinal fluid leak was detected with [111In]In-DTPA, [64Cu]Cu-DOTA RNC exhibited a posterolateral leak between the vertebral bodies C1 and C2. Thus, in this patient, PET RNC with [64Cu]Cu-DOTA was superior to RNC with [111In]In-DTPA. 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