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PSMA-PET to detect prostate cancer recurrence after radiotherapy

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PSA dynamics and conventional imaging methods currently used to assess biochemical recurrence of prostate cancer after definitive treatment with radiotherapy are insufficient, especially considering that different salvage options are available. Prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (PSMA-PET) is a novel imaging method that was shown to be more accurate than conventional imaging in prostate cancer staging, and can have a role in detecting disease recurrence after radiotherapy.

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  1. College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Omar Alghazo & Michael O’Callaghan

  2. Royal Darwin Hospital, Tiwi, Northern Territory, Australia

    Omar Alghazo

  3. Urology Unit, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia

    Michael O’Callaghan

  4. Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Michael O’Callaghan

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Alghazo, O., O’Callaghan, M. PSMA-PET to detect prostate cancer recurrence after radiotherapy. Nat Rev Urol 20, 5–6 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-022-00672-4

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