Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography in the Staging of Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer: Is More Sensitivity Always Better?

Varatharajan, Abirramy; Olivier, Timothée; Prasad, Vinay (2023). Prostate-specific Membrane Antigen Positron Emission Tomography in the Staging of Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer: Is More Sensitivity Always Better? European urology, 83(6), pp. 481-483. Elsevier 10.1016/j.eururo.2023.01.024

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Higher diagnostic accuracy, even if desirable, is not automatically associated with better outcomes. If used in settings validated with less sensitive imaging modalities, it is of paramount importance to prospectively ascertain that the higher sensitivity of prostate-specific antigen membrane-based imaging will benefit patients, and will probably not do harm.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Further Contribution)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Haematology, Oncology, Infectious Diseases, Laboratory Medicine and Hospital Pharmacy (DOLS) > Clinic of Radiation Oncology

UniBE Contributor:

Varatharajan, Abirramy

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

1873-7560

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

13 Feb 2023 09:49

Last Modified:

15 May 2023 00:13

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.eururo.2023.01.024

PubMed ID:

36774222

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/178700

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/178700

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