The role of computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, bone scan, and monoclonal antibody nuclear scan for prognosis prediction in prostate cancer

• Published in: Seminars in urologic oncology Vol. 16; no. 3; p. 145
• Main Authors: Manyak, M J, Javitt, M C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.1998
• Subjects: Antibodies, Monoclonal; Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Bone Neoplasms - secondary; Humans; Lymphatic Metastasis; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Prostatic Neoplasms - pathology; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

The single most important issue in determination of treatment options for prostate cancer is accurate assessment of disease extent. Some prediction of probability is afforded by algorithms of patient and tumor characteristics, but definitive detection of disease extension before this decision often...