Whole-body magnetic resonance imaging for staging patients with high-risk prostate cancer.

Andrew M FangBrian F ChapinCharles W ShiJia SunAliya QayyumVikas KundraPaul G CornDeborah A KubanGregory C RavizziniDevaki Shilpa S SurasiJingfei MaTharakeswara K Bathala

Published in: Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases (2024)

For staging patients with HRPCa, WBMRI outperforms CT in the detection of lymphatic metastases and performs as well as CT and BS in the detection of bone metastases. Further studies are needed to assess the cost effectiveness of WBMRI and the utility of combined PSMA PET and WBMRI.

Keyphrases

pet ct
computed tomography
magnetic resonance imaging
prostate cancer
lymph node
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography
image quality
dual energy
loop mediated isothermal amplification
real time pcr
pet imaging
label free
radical prostatectomy
magnetic resonance
case control
diffusion weighted imaging