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Imaging Localised Prostate Carcinoma

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Until recently, imaging has played a relatively small role in the management of clinically localised prostate cancer. Improvements in both sensitivity and specificity have helped integrate a range of medical imaging techniques, such as transrectal ultrasound (TRUS), computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and radioisotopes scanning into clinical practice, and these techniques have now established specific roles in the management of patients being assessed and treated with brachytherapy. Newer functional imaging techniques including positron emission tomography (PET) together with molecular imaging developments will further improve our ability to diagnose stage and appropriately treat men with prostate cancer. This chapter will review the role of imaging in localised prostate cancer and consider the specific applications in the practice of prostate brachytherapy.

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    Brendan M. Carey (Radiologist)

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Carey, B.M. (2013). Imaging Localised Prostate Carcinoma. In: Kovács, G., Hoskin, P. (eds) Interstitial Prostate Brachytherapy. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36499-0_3

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