68Ga-PSMA PET/CT better characterises localised prostate cancer after MRI and transperineal prostate biopsy: Is 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT guided biopsy the future?

Peter DonatoAndrew MortonJohn YaxleySachinka RanasinghePatrick E TelokenSamuel KyleGeoff CoughlinRachel EslerNigel DunglisonRobert A GardinerMatthew J Roberts

Published in: European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging (2020)

Despite high concordance rates, 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT incrementally improved tumour localisation compared with mpMRI. These results suggest that 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT may have an incremental value to that of mpMRI in the diagnostic process for prostate.

Keyphrases

pet ct
prostate cancer
positron emission tomography
radical prostatectomy
ultrasound guided
benign prostatic hyperplasia
magnetic resonance imaging
fine needle aspiration
computed tomography
current status
diffusion weighted imaging