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- PSMA scan - Wikipedia
A PSMA scan is a nuclear medicine imaging technique used in the diagnosis and staging of prostate cancer It is carried out by injection of a radiopharmaceutical with a positron or gamma emitting radionuclide and a prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) targeting ligand
- PSMA PET Scan for Prostate Cancer - Cleveland Clinic
What is a PSMA PET scan? A PSMA PET scan is a type of imaging test that helps healthcare providers detect prostate cancer It uses a radioactive tracer (radiotracer) to target the prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) that prostate cancer cells make Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit academic medical center
- PSMA: A New Target for Prostate Cancer Treatment
PSMA is a protein in prostate cells Researchers have found that it helps fuel prostate cancer This offers a new target for prostate cancer treatments Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) can be an indicator of prostate cancer and is easily detected and measured with a blood test
- PSMA: How It Can Help Treat Prostate Cancer - WebMD
Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a protein found in small amounts in your prostate gland When you have prostate cancer, you have many times more PSMA than normal This
- What’s the PSMA PET Test for Prostate Cancer? - Healthline
The PSMA PET scan is a type of positron emission tomography (PET) scan that uses a special dye with radioactive tracers that bind to prostate-specific membrane antigens (PSMA), a protein found
- PSMA PET-CT Accurately Detects Prostate Cancer Spread
For men with localized prostate cancer at high risk of spreading, results from a large clinical trial show an imaging method known as PSMA PET-CT is more likely to detect metastatic tumors than the standard imaging approach used in many countries
- PSMA PET scan for prostate cancer - Mayo Clinic
A PSMA PET scan is an imaging test that detects prostate cancer Learn how it works, why it's done and what results may show
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