Segmented linear correlations between bone scan index and prostate cancer biomarkers, alkaline phosphatase, and prostate specific antigen in patients with a Gleason score ≥7

Segmented linear correlations between bone scan index and prostate cancer biomarkers, alkaline phosphatase, and prostate specific antigen in patients with a Gleason score ≥7

Abstract. Technetium-99m methyl diphosphonate bone scintigraphy is relatively easily accessible for detecting bone metastases in prostate cancer patients. However, it is subjective and can be challenging to compare images taken at different time points. The bone scan index (BSI) is a more objective...

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Main Authors: Ebrahim Tasmeera, MBChB, Dip HIV Man FCNP(SA), Hadebe Bawinile, MBChB, FCNP (SA), MMed, Aldous Colleen, PhD, Partson Tinarwo, PhD (Biostatistics), Nozipho Nyakale, BSc, MBChB, FCNP (SA), MMed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2022-06-01
Series:Medicine
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/MD.0000000000029515

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