Linkage to provincial databases allowed estimation of overall survival and utilization of salvage radiotherapy after PET. Results: Median follow-up was 1.8 years; key findings are in Table 1. Significant predictors of a positive PET scan on multi-variable analysis included: higher PSA at time of ...
" noted Ur Metser, MD, professor of radiology at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. "Findings from this study add to the body of evidence on the utility of PSMA PET in the management ofprostate cancer patients."
Figure 4. Time–activity curves and histograms in (a,b) tumor, in kidney (c) calyxes and (d) cortex, (e,f) liver, and (g,h) muscle for the PET imaging of NOD-Rag1null IL2rgnull (NRG) mice and (i) biodistribution following the last scan. Note the changes in the Y-axis for...
From a Canadian perspective, dual PET imaging in all patients is not practical for many hospital centres given the limited availability of PET scanners and associated infrastructure [29]. However, while dual PET imaging is not necessary, a separate diagnostic contrast CT scan remains important as ...