A prospective study shows PSMA PET/CT-guided targeted biopsy detects clinically significant prostate cancer in 37 percent of men with negative or inconclusive MRI, nearly doubling detection when ...

An imaging test could safely halve the number of people who need a biopsy for suspected prostate cancer following inconclusive or reassuring results from an MRI scan, new research has found. Findings ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The scan works by using a molecule that binds to prostate cancer cells, causing them to appear as bright spots on imaging A scan ...

Millions of men over 50 face the same anxious sequence every year. A blood test flags an elevated PSA level, then comes a biopsy, an invasive procedure that often turns up no dangerous cancer at all.

A new study by the Medical University of Vienna found that a specialized form of imaging could identify 91% of prostate cancer cases without the need for a biopsy. Traditionally, a blood test can ...

Researchers in Denmark conducted a prospective single-centre study including 160 patients with newly diagnosed high-risk prostate cancer between 2021 and 2024. All the participants first underwent an ...

Only 31% of patients with prostate cancer receiving radiation therapy had a successful CT simulation on the first attempt, while more than half required multiple scans on the same day and nearly 17% ...

Daniel Oguna, a PET CT technologist prepares a patient for a scan procedure at Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi. [Photo: Standard] The latest and most advanced scan for evaluation of patients ...

PET/MRI can improve diagnostic accuracy for prostate cancer patients and help avoid unnecessary biopsies, according to new research published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. By applying the ...