Lawrenceville & Braselton · Prostate Cancer
Should I have an MRI before a prostate biopsy?
Good news for south Hall: our Mundy Mill Road office in Oakwood opens soon. Meanwhile, our Braselton clinicians are ready to see you, and procedures are scheduled at our Lawrenceville Clinic & Surgery Center.
By Advanced Urology ·
What's the short answer?
For many men, yes.
A prostate MRI can show areas that look suspicious.
That helps target the biopsy needle to the right spot.
It can find more significant cancers and fewer harmless ones.
In some cases, a normal MRI, along with other blood or urine tests, may mean a biopsy can wait.
When should you see a urologist about this?
If you've been told you need a biopsy, ask about an MRI first.
What is a visit like from south Hall?
Oakwood and Flowery Branch readers are welcomed at the Old Winder Highway office in Braselton while the Mundy Mill Road clinic, Suite D&E, gets ready to open. Visits include a conversation, an exam and testing that helps answer your question.
How is this handled for south Hall patients?
Our urologists help Oakwood and Flowery Branch patients understand PSA trends, MRI findings and biopsy reports. When cancer is found, they explain active surveillance, robotic surgery, radiation, hormone therapy and newer medicines, and the visit moves at your pace.
How do Oakwood-area patients get ready?
South Hall patients can prepare by noting their symptoms, collecting PSA values or scan reports from other offices, and listing medicines. Our team can request outside records if you share where they are.
When should you phone our team?
Call (678) 344-8900 if your symptoms change, a scan or PSA result arrives, or you would like a second look at a plan. Tell our team you are in Oakwood or Flowery Branch.
What else should south Hall readers see?
What else do patients ask?
Will Oakwood order lab work?
Yes. Mundy Mill Road draws blood and runs office tests, and every Advanced Urology office can see the results.
Where do Oakwood patients have procedures?
Flowery Branch and Oakwood patients have their procedures on Crown Pointe Way in Lawrenceville, inside our clinic and surgery center.
Flowery Branch men ask if BPH can wait. Can it?
Sometimes, but a check now shows whether the bladder is emptying well. Our Braselton team can track it over time.
Which videos can help?
Watch on YouTube: #020 - Decoding PSMA PET / CT for Prostate CancerWhat the video covers: An episode of our podcast explaining the PSMA PET/CT scan, an imaging test used to look for prostate cancer in the body.
- Watch: DocTalk: Primary Care Physician & Urologist Discuss Prostate Cancer
- Watch: #020 - Decoding PSMA PET / CT for Prostate Cancer
These open on Advanced Urology's YouTube channel.
How do I book a visit?
Our Braselton team welcomes south Hall patients for this, and our Oakwood Clinic on Mundy Mill Road is opening soon.
Request a visit at Advanced Urology for Oakwood and south Hall to go over your options. (678) 344-8900 Book online