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Use of MRI-ultrasound Fusion to Achieve Targeted Prostate Biopsy
Published on: April 9, 2019
Prostate imaging modalities that can be used for complementary and alternative medicine clinical studies
Reginald W Dusing1, Jeanne A Drisko, Gordon G Grado
1Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Kansas University Medical Center, MS 4032, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160-7234, USA. rdusing@kumc.edu
Abstract:
This article provides an overview of imaging modalities that aid in diagnosing, staging, and assessing therapeutic response in prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer in American men and the second leading cause of cancer death among men. Prostate cancer is difficult to diagnose in early stages, and advanced disease often recurs after treatment. To localize sites of recurrence many imaging modalities have been used with varying success. This article presents case studies of PET scanning using carbon 11 acetate and discusses intravenously infused ascorbate, a complementary and alternative medicine therapy for prostate cancer.
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