Imaging Archives - Page 2 of 2 - Prostate Cancer Support Group

July 14, 2017March 1, 2019

Overview of PET/CT Imaging in Recurrent Prostate Cancer – Current and Emerging Techniques

Fabio Almeida, MD // Phoenix Molecular Imaging – Phoenix Insight Imaging/CDI

Over the last few years, we have seen tremendous activity in the area of molecular imaging for prostate cancer. Just about every day we have colleagues asking about the various PET/CT imaging tests – what is available? How do they compare? What are the parameters for successful imaging?

We are proud to be contributing to this body of knowledge. Our work regarding C11-Acetate PET/CT imaging in the recurrent PCa setting with relationship to PSA kinetics has been recently published. This represents the largest single-site evaluation of a molecular imaging agent. A link to the publication and brief overview PET/CT imaging for Prostate Cancer follow for your review. We hope you find this information useful.

Read or download the report from here

July 12, 2017March 1, 2019

PSMA For The Imaging and Treatment of Patients with Prostate Cancer

Dr. Thomas Hope, Assistant Professor of Radiology at UCSF presented at the San Jose Prostate Cancer Support Group on the topic of Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) imaging and treatment of patients with prostate cancer.

Read or download his presentation from here

July 1, 2017March 1, 2019

Performance of C11-acetate PET/CT in prostate cancer

Article by Fabio D Almeida1, Chi-Kwan Yen1, Mark C Scholz2, Richard Y Lam2, Jeffrey Turner2, Larry L Bans3, Robert Lipson3

Performance characteristics and relationship of PSA value/kinetics on carbon-11 acetate PET/CT imaging in biochemical relapse of prostate cancer.

Read or download the report from here

May 12, 2017March 1, 2019

Clinically Localized Prostate Cancer Guidelines

AUA/ASTRO/SUO Guidelines

Following a prostate cancer diagnosis, patients are faced with a multitude of care options, the advisability of which is influenced by patient factors and by cancer severity or aggressiveness. The ability to categorize patients based on cancer aggressiveness is invaluable for facilitating care decisions.

Accordingly, these guidelines for the management of localized prostate cancer are structured first, to provide a clinical framework stratified by cancer severity (or risk group) to facilitate care decisions and second, to guide the specifics of implementing the selected management options.

In Scope: active surveillance, observation/watchful waiting, prostatectomy, radiotherapy, cryosurgery, high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and focal therapy.

Out of Scope: Secondary or salvage treatment for localized prostate cancer that persists or recurs after primary definitive intervention, and primary treatment of locally advanced/metastatic disease.