Pinto Francesco, Totaro Angelo, Palermo Giuseppe, Calarco Alessandro, Sacco Emilio, D'Addessi Alessandro, Racioppi Marco, Valentini AnnaLia, Gui Benedetta, Bassi PierFrancesco
Department of Urology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Urol Int. 2012;88(2):125-36. doi: 10.1159/000335205. Epub 2012 Jan 27.
Despite recent improvements in detection and treatment, prostate cancer continues to be the most common malignancy and the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Thus, although survival rate continues to improve, prostate cancer remains a compelling medical health problem. The major goal of prostate cancer imaging in the next decade will be more accurate disease characterization through the synthesis of anatomic, functional, and molecular imaging information in order to plan the most appropriate therapeutic strategy. No consensus exists regarding the use of imaging for evaluating primary prostate cancer. However, conventional and functional imaging are expanding their role in detection and local staging and, moreover, functional imaging is becoming of great importance in oncologic management and monitoring of therapy response. This review presents a multidisciplinary perspective on the role of conventional and functional imaging methods in prostate cancer staging.
尽管近年来在检测和治疗方面有所改进，但前列腺癌仍然是最常见的恶性肿瘤，也是癌症相关死亡的第二大主要原因。因此，虽然生存率持续提高，但前列腺癌仍然是一个紧迫的医疗健康问题。未来十年前列腺癌成像的主要目标将是通过整合解剖、功能和分子成像信息，更准确地对疾病进行特征描述，以便制定最合适的治疗策略。关于使用成像技术评估原发性前列腺癌，目前尚无共识。然而，传统成像和功能成像在检测和局部分期中的作用正在扩大，此外，功能成像在肿瘤管理和治疗反应监测中变得越来越重要。本文综述从多学科角度阐述了传统成像和功能成像方法在前列腺癌分期中的作用。
