Prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (PSMA-PET) for local staging of prostate cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sungmin WooSoleen GhafoorAnton S BeckerSangwon HanAndreas G WibmerHedvig HricakIrene A BurgerHeiko SchöderHebert Alberto Vargas

Published in: European journal of hybrid imaging (2020)

PSMA-PET has moderate sensitivity and excellent specificity for assessing local tumor extent in patients with PCa. PET/MRI showed potential for greater sensitivity than PET/CT in assessing SVI.

Keyphrases

pet ct
positron emission tomography
prostate cancer

radical prostatectomy
pet imaging
computed tomography

magnetic resonance imaging
high intensity
magnetic resonance

lymph node
diffusion weighted imaging