Targeted Prostate Biopsy Using 68Gallium PSMA-PET/CT for Image Guidance

Publication date: September 2017 Source:Urology Case Reports, Volume 14 Author(s): Demetrios N. Simopoulos, Shyam Natarajan, Tonye A. Jones, Wolfgang P. Fendler, Anthony E. Sisk, Leonard S. Marks Prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) scanning is a sensitive method of prostate cancer detection. In a 71 y.o. man with a PSA of 49 (6%F), 4 negative MRI studies and 6 negative biopsies over an 8 year interval, a 68Ga-PSMA PET/CT scan showed a PSMA-avid spot in the prostate. Using image fusion technology, the lesion was target-biopsied and Gleason 3 + 4 = 7 (cancer core length of 12 mm) was identified. This case may herald a new application for PSMA scanning and prostate cancer imaging.
Source: Urology Case Reports - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research