The Diagnostic Performance of the Length of Tumor Capsular Contact on MRI for Detecting Prostate Cancer Extraprostatic Extension: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Tae-Hyung Kim Sungmin Woo Sangwon Han Chong Hyun Suh Soleen Ghafoor Hedvig Hricak Hebert Alberto Vargas

Published in: Korean journal of radiology (2020)

Greater LCC on MRI is associated with a higher probability of prostate cancer EPE. Due to heterogeneity among the studies, further investigation is needed to establish the optimal cutoff value for each clinical setting.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
radical prostatectomy
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion weighted imaging
single cell
case control