title: Practical aspects of prostate MRI: hardware and software considerations, protocols, and patient preparation.
abstract: The use of multiparametric MRI scans for the evaluation of men with prostate cancer has increased dramatically and is likely to continue expanding as new developments come to practice. However, it has not yet gained the same level of acceptance of other imaging tests. Partly, this is because of the use of suboptimal protocols, lack of standardization, and inadequate patient preparation. In this manuscript, we describe several practical aspects of prostate MRI that may facilitate the implementation of new prostate imaging programs or the expansion of existing ones.
authors.affiliation: Graduate Group of Bioengineering, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 185 Berry Street, Box 0946, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Olga
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Starobinets
authors.affiliation: Graduate Group of Bioengineering, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 185 Berry Street, Box 0946, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Natalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Korn
authors.affiliation: Graduate Group of Bioengineering, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 185 Berry Street, Box 0946, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Sonam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.affiliation: Graduate Group of Bioengineering, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 185 Berry Street, Box 0946, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Noworolski
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M372, Box 0628, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Ronald
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zagoria
authors.affiliation: Graduate Group of Bioengineering, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 1700 4th Street, Ste. 203, San Francisco, CA, 94158, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kurhanewicz
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M372, Box 0628, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA. antonio.westphalen@ucsf.edu.
authors.forename: Antonio C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Westphalen
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D061705:Image-Guided Biopsy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012984:Software
keywords: Magnetic resonance; Prostate; Protocol; Technique