Trio of studies support use of PET/CT scans as prostate cancer staging tool

Latest studies have advised that C-11 choline positron emission tomography/computerized tomography scans can be used as a staging and perhaps therapeutic instrument in prostate cancer.
Reference: ScienceDaily: Men’s Health Information

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