title: Multiparametric MR Imaging for Detection and Locoregional Staging of Prostate Cancer.
abstract: Detection and staging of prostate cancer (PCa) based on digital rectal examination, prostate-specific antigen levels, and systematic transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsies show notorious limitations in light of the current needs of PCa management. Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) has emerged as a useful noninvasive imaging technique for detection, staging, assessment of aggressiveness, and treatment monitoring of PCa, combining anatomic high-resolution T2-weighted images with functional techniques, such as diffusion-weighted imaging and dynamic contrast enhancement evaluation. In this article, the authors review the technical aspects and the current clinical role of mpMRI for detection and locoregional staging of PCa.
authors.affiliation: *Abdominal and Pelvic MRI, CDPI Clinics, DASA Company †Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Niteroi ‡Radiological Society of Rio de Janeiro (2015-2016) §Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonardo Kayat
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Bittencourt
authors.forename: Erick Sabbagh
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: de Hollanda
authors.forename: Romulo Varella
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity