Prostate Cancer Imaging Articles

We evaluated the ability to detect clinically significant prostate cancer (CS-PCa) using a novel electromagnetically (EM) tracked transperineal MR/US fusion guided targeted biopsy (tpTBx) platform and the impact of inter-reader variability on cancer detection.

Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is highly over-expressed in advanced prostate cancers. (68)Ga-labeled PSMA inhibitors (iPSMA) are currently used for prostate cancer detection by PET imaging.

Antibody-based reagents represent a promising strategy as clinical diagnostic tools. Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second-leading cause of death in males in the Western population. There is a presently unmet need for accurate diagnostic tool to localize and define the extent of both primary PCa and occult recurrent disease.

The introduction of prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-positron emission tomography (PET) using (68)Ga revolutionized prostate cancer imaging. Outperforming standard imaging, it allows complete staging of the local tumor and possible lymph nodes, visceral or bone metastases with high accuracy in only one examination (1,2).

To compare the impact of 18F-sodium-fluoride (NaF) PET/CT, 18F-fluorocholine (FCH) PET/CT and diffusion-weighted whole-body MRI (DW-MRI) on the management of patients with prostate cancer (PCa) suspicious for distant metastasis.

Imaging plays an increasing role in prostate cancer diagnosis and staging. Accurate staging of prostate cancer is required for optimal treatment planning. In detecting extraprostatic cancer and sites of early recurrence, traditional imaging methods (computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, radionuclide bone scan) have suboptimal performance.

The current standard for Prostate Cancer (PCa) detection in biopsy-naïve men consists of 10-12 systematic biopsies under ultrasound guidance. This approach leads to underdiagnosis and undergrading of significant PCa while insignificant PCa may be overdiagnosed.

To compare transperineal (TP-TBx) and transrectal (TR-TBx) targeted prostate biopsy in a prospective non randomized single surgeon series of MR/US fusion-guided targeted biopsy performed using an electromagnetic tracking platform (NCT04026763).