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Key information: size and location of primary tumor, involvement of distant sites.
IVP (intravenous pyelogram)
Prostatic Ultrasound--a technique to locate areas of carcinoma within the prostate and to assess whether the prostatic capsule is intact. Also called: transrectal ultrasound (TRUS), ultrasonography, echography, sonography. This procedure cannot assess lymph node size, but may be useful in guiding needle biopsies.
Key words/possible involvement: density, mass effect, area of increased attenuation, abnormal density, abnormal echo.
Other words/no involvement: if there is no specific reference to mass, density, metastasis, or lesion.
Chest X-Ray
Imaging, Abdomen/pelvis
Imaging, Bone Includes: bone scan, technetium (Tc99m), CT scan of bone, metastatic skeletal survey.
Key words/possible involvement: lytic lesion, osteolytic lesion, blastic lesion, osteoblastic lesion, area(s) of increased uptake. Exceptions: use of these terms in conjunction with a (suspected) diagnosis of arthritis, fracture or osteomyelitis.
Other words/no involvement: if there is no specific reference to lesion or increased uptake.
Imaging, Brain
Imaging, Liver/spleen
Lymphangiogram
For more information about imaging, you may visit the following pages in the Diagnostic Tests module: X-rays, Nuclear Scans, Ultrasound, and Other Imaging.
