A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Imaging Capability of a Novel Prostate-targeted PET System (P-PET) to Detect Prostate Cancer
A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Imaging Capability of a Novel Prostate-targeted PET System (P-PET) to Detect Prostate Cancer
The goal of this study is to evaluate the imaging capabilities of a new prostate-targeted PET system (P-PET) and determine whether it could be useful in detecting prostate cancer by comparing SOC whole body PET imaging. This pilot study will include adult men who have been diagnosed with or are suspected to have prostate cancer. Participants will undergo a standard-of-care PET/CT scan followed by an additional P-PET scan designed to provide detailed images of the prostate. The images from the two scans to assess how well the P-PET system can detect prostate cancer.
This pilot study will evaluate the performance of a novel prostate-targeted positron emission tomography (PET) imaging system (P-PET) in men undergoing PET imaging for primary staging of prostate cancer. This study is designed to assess the feasibility and diagnostic performance of this new imaging approach.
Participants will receive the standard-of-care PET radiotracer fluroine-18 PSMA-1007 (18F-PSMA-1007) as part of routine clinical PET imaging. While the tracer is circulating in the body, a research dynamic imaging sequence will be performed, followed by the standard-of-care whole body PET scan. Immediately after completion of the standard imaging, participants will undergo the research P-PET scan during the same imaging visit. No additional radiotracer will be administered for the P-PET scan, as it used the same tracer injection given for the standard-of-care PET imaging.
Images obtained from the P-PET system will undergo comparative analysis with the standard-of-care PET scan images to assess lesion detection, image quality and overall imaging performance. The findings from this study will provide preliminary data on feasibility and potential diagnostic value of the P-PET system and may guide future research in prostate-targeted PET imaging.
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