title: Magnetic resonance imaging of the normal prostate at 1.5 T.
abstract: Prostatic magnetic resonance images of 22 male volunteers less than 30 years old and with no known genito-urinary tract disease were obtained at 1.5 T. Normal anatomical features of the prostate were studied with spin-echo techniques. Different zones of the normal gland are shown by T2-weighted images: the anterior fibromuscular fascia, the central prostate, the peripheral prostate and the periurethral zone can be differentiated. The normal prostate gland is shown on T1-weighted images as a homogeneous appearance. It is important to recognize the normal zonal anatomy of the prostate since prostatic disorders arise in different anatomical zones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hôpital Erasme, University of Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Gevenois
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Salmon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stallenberg
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: van Sinoy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: van Regemorter
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Struyven
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011467:Prostate / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014521:Urethra / Q000033:anatomy & histology