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Diagnostic Imaging in Suspected Prostate Cancer

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SBU Assessment

Presents a comprehensive, systematic assessment of available scientific evidence for effects on health, social welfare or disability. Full assessments include economic, social and ethical impact analyses. Assessment teams include professional practitioners and academics. Before publication the report is reviewed by external experts, and scientific conclusions approved by the SBU Board of Directors.

Conclusions

  • Current evidence does not support the routine use of the more advanced diagnostic imaging methods in place of ultrasound-guided tissue sampling when investigating suspected prostate cancer.
  • Higher quality studies are needed to investigate the reliability of diagnostic imaging techniques. This technical information is needed to allow the clinical efficacy of diagnostic imaging techniques to be better assessed in the future.
  • To be able to assess patients’ survival and quality of life, as well as the cost-effectiveness of the imaging diagnostic techniques, long-term studies that examine both diagnostic methods and treatments are required.

How to cite this report: SBU. Diagnostic imaging in suspected prostate cancer. Stockholm: Swedish Council on Health Technology Assessment (SBU); 2014. SBU report no 2014-01 (in Swedish).

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Published: Report no: 2014-01 https://www.sbu.se/201401e
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Experts

  • Lennart Blomqvist, Professor, Karolinska University Hospital, (Chair)
  • Ove Andrén, Associate Professor, Örebro University Hospital
  • Stefan Carlsson, PhD, Karolinska University Hospital
  • Peter Gjertsson, Associate Professor, Sahlgrenska University Hospital

Health Economic Consultants

  • Martina Lundqvist, Linköping University
  • Therese Eriksson, Linköping University

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  • Monica Hultcrantz, Project Manager
  • Sofia Tranæus, Assistant Project Manager
  • Ingegerd Mejàre, Project Manager
  • Emelie Heintz, Health Economist
  • Agneta Brolund, Information Specialist
  • Anna Attergren Granath, Project Administrator
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