Geographic variability in contemporary utilization of PET imaging for prostate cancer: a medicare claims cohort study
Rural patients were less likely to undergo PET imaging than metro patients. The effect of rurality was most pronounced among Black patients. Our findings underscore the need for strategies to support equitable use of PET imaging.
Authors
- Caroline M. Moore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0202-7912)
- Zhiyu Qian
- Jianyi Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3955-6554)
- Klara K. Pohl
- Daniel Stelzl
- Kerry L. Kilbridge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7460-6273)
- Hanna Zurl
- Adam S. Kibel
- Stacy Loeb
- Stuart R. Lipsitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2619-1389)
- Alexander P. Cole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0049-8529)
- Filippo Dagnino
- Hebert Alberto Vargas
- Stephan M. Korn
- Shahrokh F Shariat
- Nathaniel Hansen
- Quoc-Dien Trinh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6752-0388)
Institutions
- Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
- Humanitas University (IT)
- Harvard University (US)
- Universität Hamburg (DE)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Medical University of Graz (AT)
- NYU Langone Health (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna (AT)
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (DE)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
- Karl Landsteiner Society (AT)
- University College London (GB)
- New York University (US)
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Imaging
- Published
- 2025-07-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40644-025-00898-6
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.18
Funders
- American Cancer Society
- Prostate Cancer Foundation