The Role of (68)GA-PSMA PET/CT Scan In Patients with Prostate Adenocarcinoma who Underwent Radical Prostatectomy

Gültekin M. H., Demirci E., Turegun F. A., Kabasakal L., Sahin O. E., Ocak M., ...More

UROLOGY JOURNAL, vol.18, no.1, pp.58-65, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 18 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.22037/uj.v16i7.6165
  • Journal Name: UROLOGY JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.58-65
  • Keywords: lymph node dissection, PET, prostate cancer, prostate-specific membrane antigen, TNM staging, MEMBRANE ANTIGEN PSMA, CANCER, TARGET, TOMOGRAPHY, ACCURACY, EXTENT, MRI
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: To determine whether a 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT scan evaluation before radical prostatectomy (RP) is an effective imaging modality for clinical local and lymph node (LN) staging compared with the pathological results.