Hamed Bagheri, Seyed Rabi Mahdavi, Parham Geramifar, Ali Neshasteh-Riz, Masoumeh Sajadi Rad, Habibollah Dadgar, Hossein Arabi, Habib Zaidi
The objective of this work was to review comparisons of the efficacy of 68 Ga-PSMA-11 (prostate-specific membrane antigen) PET/CT and multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) in the detection of prostate cancer among patients undergoing initial staging prior to radical prostatectomy or experiencing recurrent prostate cancer, based on histopathological data. A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed and Web of Science, and relevant articles were analyzed with various parameters, including year of publication, study design, patient count, age, PSA (prostate-specific antigen) value, Gleason score, standardized uptake value (SUVmax ), detection rate, treatment history, sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and PI-RADS (prostate imaging reporting and data system) scores...
March 13, 2024: Clinical Genitourinary Cancer