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Multiparametric prostate MRI: focus on T2-weighted imaging and role in staging of prostate cancer.

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Gupta, RT; Spilseth, B; Patel, N; Brown, AF; Yu, J
Published in: Abdom Radiol (NY)
May 2016

Multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) represents a growing modality for the non-invasive evaluation of prostate cancer (PCa) and is increasingly being used for patients with persistently elevated PSA and prior negative biopsies, for monitoring patients in active surveillance protocols, for preoperative characterization of cancer for surgical planning, and in planning for MRI-targeted biopsy. The focus of this work is twofold. First, we review the key role of T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) in mpMRI, specifically outlining how it is used for anatomic evaluation of the prostate, detection of clinically significant PCa, assessment of extraprostatic extension (EPE), and mimics of PCa on this sequence. We will also discuss optimal technical acquisition parameters for this sequence and recent technical advancements in T2WI. Second, we will delineate the role that mpMRI plays in the staging of PCa and describe the implications of the information that mpMRI can provide in determining the most appropriate management plan for the patient with PCa.

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Published In

Abdom Radiol (NY)

DOI

EISSN

2366-0058

Publication Date

May 2016

Volume

41

Issue

5

Start / End Page

831 / 843

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Image Enhancement
  • Humans
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Contrast Media
 

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Gupta, R. T., Spilseth, B., Patel, N., Brown, A. F., & Yu, J. (2016). Multiparametric prostate MRI: focus on T2-weighted imaging and role in staging of prostate cancer. Abdom Radiol (NY), 41(5), 831–843. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-015-0579-5
Gupta, Rajan T., Benjamin Spilseth, Nayana Patel, Alison F. Brown, and Jinxing Yu. “Multiparametric prostate MRI: focus on T2-weighted imaging and role in staging of prostate cancer.Abdom Radiol (NY) 41, no. 5 (May 2016): 831–43. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00261-015-0579-5.
Gupta RT, Spilseth B, Patel N, Brown AF, Yu J. Multiparametric prostate MRI: focus on T2-weighted imaging and role in staging of prostate cancer. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2016 May;41(5):831–43.
Gupta, Rajan T., et al. “Multiparametric prostate MRI: focus on T2-weighted imaging and role in staging of prostate cancer.Abdom Radiol (NY), vol. 41, no. 5, May 2016, pp. 831–43. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s00261-015-0579-5.
Gupta RT, Spilseth B, Patel N, Brown AF, Yu J. Multiparametric prostate MRI: focus on T2-weighted imaging and role in staging of prostate cancer. Abdom Radiol (NY). 2016 May;41(5):831–843.
Journal cover image

Published In

Abdom Radiol (NY)

DOI

EISSN

2366-0058

Publication Date

May 2016

Volume

41

Issue

5

Start / End Page

831 / 843

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Male
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Image Enhancement
  • Humans
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Contrast Media