Accuracy of abbreviated multiparametric MRI-derived protocols in predicting local staging of prostate cancer in men undergoing radical prostatectomy.

Gianluca GiannariniLorenzo CereserGiuseppe ComoFilippo BonatoStefano PizzolittoClaudio ValottoVincenzo FicarraFabrizio Dal MoroChiara ZuianiRossano Girometti

Published in: Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) (2020)

When comparing the diagnostic accuracy of multiple aMRI protocols against mpMRI for predicting stage ≥pT3 PCa, the protocol with the fewest sequences (DWI + tT2W) is apparently equivalent to standard mpMRI.

Keyphrases

radical prostatectomy
prostate cancer
diffusion weighted imaging
magnetic resonance imaging
randomized controlled trial
lymph node
contrast enhanced
pet ct
middle aged
computed tomography
genetic diversity