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DOI:10.2214/AJR.07.2011
AJR 2007; 189:830-844
© American Roentgen Ray Society

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Imaging in Oncology from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center: Diagnosis, Staging, and Surveillance of Prostate Cancer

Vikas Kundra1,2, Paul M. Silverman1, Surena F. Matin3 and Haesun Choi1

1 Department of Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Box 57, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030.
2 Department of Experimental Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030.
3 Department of Urology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to discuss the epidemiology, risk factors, and presentation of prostate cancer. After reviewing the prostate anatomy, the article will show how imaging plays an important role in establishing the diagnosis, staging, and monitoring the therapeutic response in prostate cancer, with a focus on adenocarcinomas.

CONCLUSION. Imaging studies, in the appropriate laboratory and clinical context, contribute essential information that enhances the capacity to provide individualized risk stratification, a suitable treatment strategy, and monitoring for the patient with prostate cancer.

Keywords: diagnosis • prostate cancer • staging • surveillance


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