The advancement of imaging in diagnosis of prostate cancer

• Authors: Michał Osuchowski , David Aebisher , Joanna Gustalik , Dorota Bartusik-Aebisher , Ewa Kaznowska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Introduction. Multiple imaging methods have been used to stage prostate carcinoma. Some of them are easily accessible, others very accurate. The advancements over many years have been taken under consideration and now every imaging method has a specific role in the diagnosis of this malignancy. Aim. There are over 1,100,000 cases of prostate carcinoma diagnosed every year around the world. Imaging examinations have to be introduced to accurately stage, and therefore properly treat this disease. This review concentrates on advantages and disadvantages of different imaging methods. Material and methods. The literature search was performed. Results. Imaging methods serve specific goals. TRUS is recommended for acquiring biopsy specimen due to high accessibilityand low cost of the examination. Conclusion. The best tool for staging prostate carcinoma and finding suspicious lesions when attempting second biopsy is mpMRI or bpMRI

Keywords

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MRI; PET; prostate carcinoma

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Rzeszowski. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
• Journal: European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 67-70

Contributors

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Michał Osuchowski

• Department of Pathomorphology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland

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David Aebisher

• Department of Photomedicine and Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland

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Joanna Gustalik

• Department of Pathomorphology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland

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Dorota Bartusik-Aebisher

• Department of Biochemistry and General Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland

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Ewa Kaznowska

• Department of Pathomorphology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.15584/ejcem.2019.1.11