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Prostate Cancer Radionuclide Imaging

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The main goal for prostate cancer imaging is to achieve a more accurate disease characterization with anatomic, functional, and molecular imaging modalities. Compared to conventional radiographic studies, radionuclide imaging provides complementary information about both function and metabolism of tumor cells. Today, a variety of radionuclide imaging probes and techniques are in clinical trials.

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During the last decade, there has been a significant advancement in imaging of prostate cancer. Conventional imaging, which includes ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), is currently used to detect organ-confined or metastatic disease for staging of tumorsand determining prognosis. Today, the major goal for prostate cancer imaging is more accurate disease characterization with anatomic, functional, and molecular imaging modalities. Since prostate cancer is clinically a heterogeneous disease characterized by biologic behavior...

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  1. Department of Radiology, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

    Yiyan Liu

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    Manfred Schwab

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Liu, Y. (2014). Prostate Cancer Radionuclide Imaging. In: Schwab, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27841-9_6795-3

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