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Can PSA kinetics predict the probability of a positive bone scan in men with rising PSA after radical prostatectomy?

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boxed-textDotan ZA et al. (2005) Pattern of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) failure dictates the probability of a positive bone scan in patients with an increasing PSA after radical prostatectomy. J Clin Oncol 23: 1962–1968

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  2. urology at Torbay Hospital in Torquay, UK

    Ramesh Thurairaja

  3. Consultant Urologist at Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol, UK

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Thurairaja, R., Persad, R. Can PSA kinetics predict the probability of a positive bone scan in men with rising PSA after radical prostatectomy?. Nat Rev Urol 2, 480–481 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0306

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