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0:48 What is a PSMA scan and what is it used for?
1:51 What are 3T and 1.5T MRI's?
3:00 Can PSMA scans be used to guide targeted biopsies?
3:50 Are PSMA scans ever approved for early stage disease?
5:13 Are there situations when a 3T MRI is used instead of PSMA?
7:47 Can PSMA scans be used to shorten the course of hormone therapy?
10:15 Do patients ever forego hormone therapy after a PSMA scan?
11:29 How is PSMA monitored in someone foregoing hormone therapy?
12:50 What exactly does it mean to be "cured" of prostate cancer?
13:36 Do PSMA scans work for every patient?
14:43 Can those who PSMA doesn't work still forego hormone therapy?
16:28 Alex's conclusion
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