A prostate biopsy risk calculator based on MRI: development and comparison of the Prospective Loyola University multiparametric MRI (PLUM) and Prostate Biopsy Collaborative Group (PBCG) risk calculators.

Hiten D PatelElizabeth L KoehneSteven M SheaAndrew M FangMarielia GerenaAlex GorbonosMarcus L QuekRobert C FlaniganAri GoldbergSoroush Rais-BahramiGopal N Gupta

Published in: BJU international (2022)

The mpMRI-based PLUM RC significantly outperformed the PBCG RC and compared favourably with other mpMRI-based RCs. A large proportion of biopsies could be avoided using the PLUM RC in shared decision making while maintaining optimal detection of csPCa.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
ultrasound guided
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
benign prostatic hyperplasia
diffusion weighted imaging
computed tomography
sensitive detection