MRI features of the normal prostatic peripheral zone: the relationship between age and signal heterogeneity on T2WI, DWI, and DCE sequences.
Vlad BuraIztok CaglicZiga SnojNikita SushentsevAlexandra S BergheAndrew N PriestTristan BarrettPublished in: European radiology (2021)
• Significant, positive correlations were found between increasing age and higher normalized T2-weighted signal intensity and mean ADC values of the prostatic peripheral zone. • Younger men exhibit lower T2-weighted imaging signal intensity, lower ADC values, and diffuse enhancement on dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging, which may hinder MRI interpretation. • A scoring system is proposed which aims towards a standardized assessment of the normal background PZ. This may help convey the potential for diagnostic uncertainty to clinicians.
Keyphrases
- contrast enhanced
- diffusion weighted
- diffusion weighted imaging
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance
- computed tomography
- high resolution
- high intensity
- benign prostatic hyperplasia
- radical prostatectomy
- palliative care
- prostate cancer
- low grade
- mass spectrometry
- network analysis
- chemotherapy induced
- human health
- photodynamic therapy