Impact of delayed pelvic imaging on the staging of biochemical recurrence in prostate cancer patients using [¹⁸F]DCFPYL PET/CT: a retrospective evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of this study was to evaluate the added diagnostic value of additional second stage pelvic scanning as part of the [¹⁸F]DCFPYL PET/CT procedure in patients treated for prostate cancer (PCa) who have biochemical recurrence (BR).

Materials and methods

Consecutive patients with a diagnosis of PCa who underwent a dual-phase PSMA-PET scan between September 2022 and December 2023, were retrospectively included. We analyzed the number and maximum SUV (SUVmax) of lesions only in the pelvic region (prostate, locoregional lymph nodes and bone), based on PSMA-RADS version 2.0 and miTNM criteria. To assess the potential diagnostic benefit of additional delayed pelvic PET/CT imaging as part of the PSMA-PET procedure, the change in molecular TNM classification w

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez-Pajuelo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11785851 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature