Open AccessThe Role of Ga-68-PSMA PET/CT in the Initial Staging of Prostate Cancer – A Single Center 4 Year Experience
Author(s) -
João Pedroso de Lima,
Joana Carvalho,
Victor Diogo da Silva Quaresma,
Edgar Tavares-da-Silva,
Rodolfo Silva,
Paulo Azinhais,
Gracinda Costa,
Arnaldo Figueiredo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
research and reports in urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.506
H-Index - 20
ISSN - 2253-2447
DOI - 10.2147/rru.s310226
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , prostatectomy , management of prostate cancer , prostate , pet ct , radiology , nuclear medicine , biochemical recurrence , positron emission tomography , cancer
Recommended imaging modalities for prostate cancer staging have disappointing sensitivities, whereas [68Ga]-PSMA PET/CT (PET-PSMA) shows promising sensitivities and specificities in the initial management of prostate cancer. Recent studies have revealed that a significant change of management when PET-PSMA was used, with favorable negative predictive values.