We map out a typical prostate cancer care pathway through discussion of updates on modern imaging. Multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) is the most sensitive and specific imaging tool for diagnosis and local staging, transrectal ultrasound remains the most widely used technique for prostate biopsy guidance, CT and bone scan are useful in initial staging and recurrence detection. Novel imaging techniques in ultrasound elastography and mpMRI allow for increased lesion detection sensitivity and have the potential to enhance biopsy, while the development of new PET radiotracers has great promise for improved detection of local and metastatic disease in patients with biochemical recurrence.
Urology. 2018 May 03 [Epub ahead of print]
Qian Li, Feixiang Xiang, Xueying Lin, Joseph R Grajo, Long Yang, Yufeng Xu, Yu Duan, Urvi Vyas, Mukesh Harisinghani, Umar Mahmood, Anthony E Samir
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