Anatomic and Molecular Imaging in Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is characterized by a complex set of heterogeneous disease states. This review aims to describe how imaging has been studied within each specific state. As physicians transition into an era of precision medicine, multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) is proving to be a p...

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Published in:Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in medicine 2018-03, Vol.8 (3), p.a030619
Main Authors: Miller, Eric T, Salmasi, Amirali, Reiter, Robert E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biopsy - methods
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Molecular Imaging - methods
Positron-Emission Tomography
Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Recurrence
Technique
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Prostate cancer is characterized by a complex set of heterogeneous disease states. This review aims to describe how imaging has been studied within each specific state. As physicians transition into an era of precision medicine, multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) is proving to be a powerful tool leading the way for a paradigm shift in the diagnosis and management of localized prostate cancer. With further research and development, molecular imaging modalities will likely change the way we approach recurrent and metastatic disease. Given the range of possible oncological progression patterns, a thorough understanding of the underlying carcinogenesis, as it relates to imaging, is a requisite if we are to appropriately manage prostate cancer in future decades.
ISSN:2157-1422
2472-5412
DOI:10.1101/cshperspect.a030619