title: Phased-array magnetic resonance imaging of the prostate with correlation to radical prostatectomy specimens: local experience.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate local experience of phased-array magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the staging of locally advanced prostate carcinoma with comparison to clinical staging.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study population was 21 patients who underwent preoperative MRI with pelvic phased-array coils followed by radical prostatectomy. The MRI findings were correlated with completely embedded serially sliced and whole-mounted sections of the prostate gland and clinical staging.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall accuracy of 57.1% was obtained, with specificity of 90.0% and sensitivity of 27.3%. All but one case of locally advanced disease missed by MRI was microscopic. Clinical staging in these cases also achieved accuracy of 57.1%, specificity of 90.0% and sensitivity of 27.3%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  MRI with a phased-array coil has high specificity but low sensitivity for detection of extraprostatic disease. Phased-array MRI does not image microscopic tumour extension. It did not perform better than clinical staging and is not recommended for routine staging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore. Jin_Wei_Kwek@ttsh.com.sg
authors.forename: Jin-Wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kwek
authors.forename: Choon-Hua
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Thng
authors.forename: Puay-Hoon
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: John Shyi-Peng
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Yuen
authors.forename: James Boon-Kheng
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Khoo
authors.forename: Swee-Tian
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Quek
authors.forename: Juliana Teng-Swan
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Kim-Ping
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Christopher Wai-Sam
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology*; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity