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Do Bone Scans Over Stage Prostate Cancer? What a Multicenter Study Reveals

Diagnostic Imaging

Fifty-seven percent of patients with prostate cancer diagnosed with osseous metastases on bone scans had negative findings on PSMA PET imaging, according to findings from an international multicenter comparative study.

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Bone scans support high-velocity resistance training in older adults

AuntMinnie

Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scans show that high-velocity resistance training increases bone mineral density in older adults, according to a study published December 7 in Bone.

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Bone scan rates low among breast cancer patients

AuntMinnie

Ireland faces high osteoporosis burden Male and female obese patients may respond differently to fasting DEXA shows bone benefits of modest exercise in menopausal women Fracture risk tool validated in men with prostate cancer Less than half of women receiving breast cancer treatment with aromatase inhibitor.

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ISCT 2023: Quantitative CT: Not just for bone scanning

AuntMinnie

Read more on AuntMinnie.com Related Reading: ISCT 2023: Racial disparities persist in lung cancer screening uptake CT shows weight-loss surgery affects bone strength in young patients CT, machine learning improve prediction of further COPD care Osteoporosis risk can be predicted on dual-energy CT

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New Study Assesses Long-Term Outcomes of PSMA PET Use in PCa Recurrence Cases

Diagnostic Imaging

percent lower incidence of prostate cancer mortality in contrast to the combination of CT and bone scan, according to long-term outcome estimates from a new decision-analytic modeling study. For patients with biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer, PSMA PET imaging may facilitate a 12.8

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Challenges With Traditional Imaging Methods for Prostate Cancer

Diagnostic Imaging

Imaging experts discuss the challenges with traditional imaging modalities for prostate cancer, commenting on the bone scan and CT scan.

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For Some Prostate Cancer Patients, PSMA PET May Be Better for Initial Staging of Disease

UCSF Biomedical Imaging

An article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine reports findings of a multi-center retrospective study that compares bone scan with PSMA PET for initial staging of prostate cancer.