PSMA PET Scan

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Just to ask a general question about the use of PSMA PET Scans in the diagnosis process?

or is this type of scan only used to determine how effective treatment has been?

  • CT scan is a 3-dimensional X-ray. It shows up bone very well, and some other organs too. Adding contrast helps it to show up soft organs which might not otherwise be very visible on it.

    A PET scan is something different, but it also includes a CT scan which the PET image is overlaid on, to make any organs containing prostate cancer show up in a different colour on the CT scan. Sometimes they're called PET/CT scans.

  • Aww thank you for clearing that up xx