Abstract
The indications of the imaging methods underwent the exceptional evolution in last years. The united applications of the magnetic resonance imaging including the spectroscopy, diffusion imaging and pharmacokinetic evaluation helped to introduce the complex diagnostic algorithm to patients with pathologically elevated PSA levels.
In cases of needed precise local staging, the most effective modality remains general T2 weighted imaging using high resolution data acquisition. The introduction of the choline labeled with fluorine 18 enables the routine clinical use of PET/CT not only in detection of the tumor, but also in detection of lymph node and skeleton dissemination.
In cases of restaging of the disease including biochemically relapsing tumor, the 18F-FCH-PET/ CT reached the important improvement in comparison to magnetic resonance. The tumor-induced osteoblastic activity in skeletally disseminated prostatic cancer could be assessed using 18F-NaF-PET/CT.