Prostate-specific membrane antigen-directed imaging and radioguided surgery with single-photon emission computed tomography: state of the art and future outlook.
Luca FilippiBarbara PalumboViviana FrantellizziSusanna NuvoliGiuseppe De VincentisAngela SpanuOrazio SchillaciPublished in: Expert review of medical devices (2022)
: RGS provided satisfying preliminary results in both primary and salvage lymphadenectomy, allowing to discriminate between pathological and non-pathological nodes with high accuracy, although prospective studies with larger cohorts are needed to further validate this surgical approach. The potential of PSMA-targeted SPECT/CT has not been fully explored yet, but it might represent a relatively cost-effective alternative to PSMA PET/CT in limited resource environments. In this perspective, the implementation of novel SPECT technologies or algorithms, such as semiconductor-ionization detectors or resolution recovery reconstruction, will be topic of future investigation.
Keyphrases
- pet ct
- positron emission tomography
- computed tomography
- current status
- dual energy
- sentinel lymph node
- image quality
- minimally invasive
- prostate cancer
- contrast enhanced
- machine learning
- high resolution
- primary care
- early stage
- magnetic resonance imaging
- lymph node
- healthcare
- coronary artery bypass
- single molecule
- case control
- quality improvement
- surgical site infection
- human health
- fluorescence imaging
- magnetic resonance
- risk assessment
- mass spectrometry
- gas chromatography
- atrial fibrillation
- liquid chromatography