Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging of the prostate underestimates tumour volume of small visible lesions.
Gabriele SorceArmando StabileRoberta LucianòGiovanni MotterleSimone ScuderiFrancesco BarlettaFrancesco PellegrinoVito CucchiaraGiorgio GandagliaNicola FossatiFrancesco De CobelliFrancesco MontorsiR Jeffrey KarnesIlaria GucciniAlberto BrigantiPublished in: BJU international (2021)
In the present study, mpMRI significantly underestimated the exact volume of the IL, especially for small visible lesions, regardless of PI-RADS score. This should be considered when planning tailored focal therapy approaches often delivered to men with smaller prostatic lesions.