We have better options than immediately resorting to invasive tissue biopsies.
MRI of the prostate gives us valuable anatomical insight without cutting or puncturing. The PI-RADS score allows radiologists to estimate cancer risk much like a mammogram does for breast tissue, though with its own limitations.
More importantly, it gives us a basis for tracking changes over time. PSA is one part of the picture, and imaging fills in the rest.
Intellectual Medicine
We have better options than immediately resorting to invasive tissue biopsies.
MRI of the prostate gives us valuable anatomical insight without cutting or puncturing. The PI-RADS score allows radiologists to estimate cancer risk much like a mammogram does for breast tissue, though with its own limitations.
More importantly, it gives us a basis for tracking changes over time. PSA is one part of the picture, and imaging fills in the rest.
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