Role of Endorectal Prostate MRI in Patients with Initial Suspicion of Prostate Cancer

• Published in: RöFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiet der Röntgenstrahlen und der bildgebende Verfahren Vol. 185; no. 10; pp. 967 - 974
• Main Authors: Franiel, T., Vargas, H. A., Mazaheri, Y., Böhmer, S., Hricak, H., Akin, O., Beyersdorff, D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Stuttgart · New York Georg Thieme Verlag KG 01.10.2013
• Subjects: Aged; Humans; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods; Image-Guided Biopsy - methods; Lymph Nodes - pathology; Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Interventional - methods; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Grading; Prostate - pathology; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis; Prostatic Neoplasms - pathology; Retrospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Urogenitaltrakt; Whole Body Imaging - methods; initial suspicion; MRI; prostate cancer

Abstract Purpose: To evaluate the role of conventional endorectal prostate MRI in patients with initial suspicion of prostate cancer. Materials and Methods: Ethics board approval was received for this retrospective study of 87 men who underwent 1.5-Tesla conventional prostate MRI with a combination...