Erschienen in:
13.03.2020 | Special Section: Prostate cancer update
Arguments against using an abbreviated or biparametric prostate MRI protocol
verfasst von:
Felipe B. Franco, Fiona M. Fennessy
Erschienen in:
Abdominal Radiology
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Ausgabe 12/2020
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Abstract
Currently there is a lot of interest in the use of a “biparametric” or “abbreviated” prostate MR protocol, which usually refers to removal of the dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI, in the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer. In this article we describe the benefits of DCE as part of the PI-RADS lexicon, with particular reference to its role in PI-RADS V2 category 3 peripheral zone lesions. We also discuss the benefits of triplanar T2-weighted images, and finally discuss how a mpMRI protocol is of benefit in prostate cancer staging, in evaluating for local disease recurrence, and as a biomarker for neoadjuvant therapy response.