Body imaging firm AmeriScan is now offering an MRI "virtual" prostate scan as a screening test for prostate cancer. The Scottsdale, AZ-based firm said the scan is able to find cancers in the prostate and surrounding tissues that are not detectable by digital rectal exams or prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood tests.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writersMay 1, 2003
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