Mark Scholz, MD, explains how prostatitis can complicate a prostate cancer diagnosis and how new PSMAPET scans may help clarify these situations (pending FDA approval).

0:05 Do you have any stories from your practice of prostate cancer patients who experienced prostatitis?

3:37 What is Proscar used for? How can it complicate a diagnosis?

4:54 How effective is the PSMAPET scan at diagnosing prostate cancer?

6:28 Is 3T MRI as effective as PSMAPET scans for detecting abnormal lymph nodes?

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