Magnetic resonance imaging of the normal prostate at 1.5 T.
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.
Gevenois
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PA
Department of Radiology, Hôpital Erasme, University of Brussels, Belgium.
Salmon
I
I
Stallenberg
B
B
van Sinoy
M L
ML
van Regemorter
G
G
Struyven
J
J
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