Other scans such as prostate specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (PSMA PET/CT) can provide detailed images of the inside of your body to learn whether cancer may be found in other body areas such as lymph nodes, bones or other organs.

In many cases, a negative prostate MRI (in addition to other clinical findings) can help patients avoid the need for a prostate biopsy. Multiparameter prostate MRI on our 3 Tesla machines provide superior quality imaging, in addition to interpretation by experienced and specialized radiologists. These tests examine samples of your blood and urine to look for certain markers such as prostate specific antigen (PSA) to determine whether a biopsy is needed. In order to determine whether you truly have cancer cells in your prostate and whether you need treatment requires more investigation which may include one or more of the following: But these methods only detect signs of possible prostate cancer, not a diagnosis. Early detection by way of routine digital rectal exams and PSA testing has transformed how prostate cancer is diagnosed and treated over the last decades.

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