title: The current status of MRI in  prostate cancer.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer is a controversial topic. Until recently there has not been a reliable imaging mo-dality for identification of cancer within the prostate. New evidence suggests that multiparametric magngenetic resonance im-aging (MRI) has the potential to improve the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article explains the potential roles for multiparametric MRI in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Multiparametric MRI can help identify regions which may represent clinically significant prostate cancer. MRI may also be used to guide varying prostate cancer treatment modalities. An experienced radiologist and adequately powered MRI scanner are es-sential. Multiparametric MRI in the hands of an experienced uroradiology team is emerging as a useful tool in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer however this technology is still in its infancy and requires further evaluation. At this time prostate MRI should only be ordered by the treating urologist.
authors.affiliation: MBBS FRACS (Urol), Urology Fellow, Nepean Hospital, Kingswood, NSW.
authors.forename: Kesley
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pedler
authors.forename: Yu Xuan
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Kitzing
authors.forename: Celi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Varol
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arianayagam
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results