Whole-Body Diffusion-Weighted MRI Compared With ¹⁸F-NaF PET/CT for Detection of Bone Metastases in Patients With High-Risk Prostate Carcinoma

Abstract

We believe (18)F-NaF PET/CT is a sensitive modality for detection of bone metastases caused by prostate cancer. Whole-body DWI shows a higher specificity but lower sensitivity than (18)F-NaF PET/CT. Future studies with a larger patient cohort along with analyses of costs and clinical availability are needed before implementation of these methods can be considered.