Contact:
Barbara Y. Croft, PhD
Diagnostic Imaging Program
Telephone 301-496-9531
e-mail: bc129b@nih.gov

Objective of Project:
The objective of this initiative is to stimulate research into the development and application of improved imaging methods for the localization, biopsy and minimally invasive delivery of therapy for prostate cancer.

Description of Project:
The ability to diagnose early prostate cancer has outpaced imaging methods for accurate localization and staging of the disease, or for delivering the most appropriate form of therapy. The specific goals include the development and application of the following inter-related components: (a) means for measuring local extent of disease using anatomic, metabolic or alternative novel imaging methods; (b) means for improved image guided biopsy and staging or identification of aggressive cancers by metabolic or alternative novel imaging methods; and (c) means for navigation, control of IGT and measurement of early biological effects.