Multimodality magnetic resonance imaging of prostate cancer.
The purpose of this article is to review both routine T2-weighted and new MRI techniques in the imaging of prostate cancer (PCa) for focal therapy. T2-weighted imaging, knowledge of MRI prostate zonal anatomy, cancer morphology, and intraprostatic tumor spread remain essential for clinical PCa imaging; however, new techniques, such as dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI, diffusion-weighted imaging, and magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging yield significant improvements in identification and volume estimation. Potential advantages of 3 Tesla MRI are adequate imaging without an endorectal coil. Future studies should work toward helping define standard, reproducible approaches to multimodality MRI and image reporting for research and clinical practice.
Engelbrecht
Marc R
MR
Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. marcengelbrecht@hotmail.com
Puech
Philippe
P
Colin
Pierre
P
Akin
Oguz
O
Lemaître
Laurent
L
Villers
Arnauld
A
D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*