Recent advances in imaging-guided interventions for prostate cancers.
The numbers of patients diagnosed with prostate cancers is increasing due to the widespread application of prostate-specific antigen screening and subsequent prostate biopsies. The methods of systemic administration of therapeutics are not target-specific and thus cannot efficiently destroy prostate tumour cells while simultaneously sparing the surrounding normal tissues and organs. Recent advances in imaging-guided minimally invasive therapeutic techniques offer considerable potential for the effective management of prostate cancers. An objective understanding of the feasibility, effectiveness, morbidity, and deficiencies of these interventional techniques is essential for both clinical practice and scientific progress. This review presents the recent advances in imaging-guided interventional techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancers.
Department of Radiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University College of Medicine and Sir Run Run Shaw Institute of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang University, 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310016, China; Image-Guided Bio-Molecular Intervention Research and Section of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 850 Republican Street, Seattle, WA 98109, USA. Electronic address: wuxa_0@126.com.
Xia
X
Wu
Image-Guided Bio-Molecular Intervention Research and Section of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 850 Republican Street, Seattle, WA 98109, USA. Electronic address: fengz@uw.edu.
Feng
F
Zhang
Department of Diagnostic Ultrasound and Echocardiography, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University College of Medicine and Sir Run Run Shaw Institute of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang University,3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310016, China. Electronic address: dlcr_cr@126.com.
Ran
R
Chen
Department of Radiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University College of Medicine and Sir Run Run Shaw Institute of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang University, 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310016, China. Electronic address: ZWLtree@163.com.
Weiliang
W
Zheng
Department of Radiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University College of Medicine and Sir Run Run Shaw Institute of Clinical Medicine of Zhejiang University, 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310016, China; Image-Guided Bio-Molecular Intervention Research and Section of Vascular & Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine, 850 Republican Street, Seattle, WA 98109, USA. Electronic address: xmyang@u.washington.edu.
Xiaoming
X
Yang
D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D053783:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
Image-guided intervention; Magnetic resonance imaging; Minimally invasive; Prostatic neoplasms