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The patient’s own vascular pattern that determines aggression can be overlaid on the 3-D scan. This adds greatly to the assessment of the disease and the feasibility of treatment possibilities unique to each individual. This is notably useful in men with low-grade cancers who wish to be followed with watchful waiting, with or without nutritional or alternative therapies, thereby avoiding surgery or radiation. Most low grade tumors remain localized and may be watched or controlled with noninvasive or minimally-invasive treatments. (The standard MRI cannot demonstrate tumor aggression at present, although comparisons from previous exams show progress and interval changes.) 3-D power Doppler sonography (3-D PDS) can be repeated as often as needed to objectively follow an individual. The 3-D PDS information also sets a basis for ongoing evaluation, with follow-on imaging appropriate for each individual, depending upon aggression and expectations of change, and the ability to repeat exams as often as necessary to adjust treatment based on real-time results.