The importance of imaging
Imaging is a process that creates pictures of areas inside the body. It has many applications, one of them being cancer detection. While multiple types of imaging scans can help provide important information about prostate cancer, they all have pros and cons. What is imaging?
Common imaging scan overview
Prostate cancer detection
In bones
In soft tissue
When it’s very small
When PSA levels are low †
*
PET
CT
MRI
N/A
N/A
Bone scan
= yes
N/A = not applicable
= yes, with limitations
= no
*While PET scans have limitations in detecting microscopic metastases, they do detect smaller metastases than CT scans or MRIs. † PSA <2 ng/mL.
CT=computed tomography; MRI=magnetic resonance imaging; PET=positron emission tomography; PSA=prostate-specific antigen.
Understanding the information provided by different imaging scans can help you advocate for yourself, so you can talk to your doctor about which ones may be right for you .
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