For determining whether cancer has spread beyond the prostate gland (immediate area), is a CT-scan sufficient? Does an MRI provide any more resolution?
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CT scans show more hard tissues - MRI shows more soft tissues. But my dad had an ultrasound to look for how far the prostate cancer had spread. They could see the lypmh nodes the best with the ultrasound. Also, CT and MRI scans can not see the things that are less than 1cm. I know this from my own cancer. They didn't do the other two for my dad because it's such a "congested" area - there are a lot of things there to look at, and that area is so small.
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