Prediction nomogram for 68Ga-PSMA-11 PET/CT in different clinical settings of PSA failure after radical treatment for prostate cancer.
Francesco CeciLorenzo BianchiMarco BorghesiGiulia PolverariAndrea FarolfiAlberto BrigantiRiccardo SchiavinaEugenio BrunocillaPaolo CastellucciStefano FantiPublished in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2019)
This novel nomogram proved its good accuracy in predicting a positive scan, with values ≥ 40% providing the most informative cutoff in counselling patients to 68Ga-PSMA-11-PET/CT. This tool might be important as a guide to clinicians in the best use of PSMA-based PET imaging.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- prostate cancer
- pet imaging
- positron emission tomography
- end stage renal disease
- radical prostatectomy
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- computed tomography
- lymph node metastasis
- prognostic factors
- squamous cell carcinoma
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported outcomes
- hepatitis c virus
- men who have sex with men