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PSA, MRI, Biopsy why doesn't PSMA Pet Scan
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@dribbles
Doctors at the conferences I’ve attended to have said that the choline PET scan is not worth doing. Mayo is the only one that uses this scan, After all the years they’ve been using it, you would think they would at least have it at your places, but they don’t because it is not as effective as a PSMA pet scan.
Here is a slide From one of the conferences that shows the different PET scan results. The choline scan does not show the spots in the spine and over does the spots in the pelvic area When compared to a PSMA pet scan.
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@jeffmarc
Thanks Jeff. I had the PSMA scan this am at Mayo. I was told they use the Choline Pet if nothing shows with PSMA in case the cancer does not emit PSMA.
I got my results back and everything is contained , single tumor in the prostate with no spread anywhere. My tumor is 4+4=8 . I meet with the surgeon in one week and Radiation in 18 days.
My prostate is enlarged and at 84 ml. Wondering if that would need shrinkage before radiation. I would appreciate any thoughts or ideas for questions. I really appreciate everyone on this site, it's very comforting to have this resource.