Main description:

Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies in men in the Western world. Although a wide range of treatment regimens are available for this disease, there are few evidence-based guidelines for treatment selection. This volume describes the clinical value of imaging for improving not only staging and treatment selection, but also the diagnosis, treatment planning, and treatment follow-up for patients with prostate cancer. A multidisciplinary disease management approach is critical in this disease. For the radiologist, understanding the pathophysiology, critical clinical issues, and advantages and limitations of different treatments is essential for meaningful interpretation of imaging studies. Similarly, for the practising clinician, understanding the advantages and limitations of imaging modalities and the importance of optimal technique are crucial to the rational use of imaging. This volume serves as a valuable reference for radiologists, urologists, medical and radiation oncologists and all practitioners involved in the management of prostate cancer.

Contents:

Series foreword; Preface to Prostate Cancer; 1. Anatomy of the prostate gland and surgical pathology of prostate cancer Kai H. Hammerich, Gustavo E. Ayala and Thomas M. Wheeler; 2. Natural and treated history of prostate cancer Hartwig Huland; 3. Current clinical issues in prostate cancer diagnosis Hedvig Hricak and Peter T. Scardino; 4. Surgical treatment of prostate cancer Timothy A. Masterson and James A. Eastham; 5. Radiation therapy Michael J. Zelefsky and Maria A. Kollmeier; 6. Systematic therapy Lawrence H. Schwartz and Michael Morris; 7. Transrectal ultrasound imaging of the prostate Mark L. Pe, Edouard J. Trabulsi and Ethan J. Halpern; 8. CT imaging Jingbo Zhang; 9. Magnetic resonance imaging Oguz Akin; 10. Magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging and other emerging technologies Amita Shukla-Dave and Kristen L. Zakian; 11. Nuclear medicine: diagnostic evaluation of metastatic disease Neeta Pandit-Taskar and Steven M. Larson; 12. Imaging recurrent prostate cancer Tamar Sella and Darko Pucar; Index.