title: 1.5-Tesla Multiparametric-Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Multiparametric-magnetic resonance imaging (mp-MRI) is the main imaging modality used for prostate cancer detection. The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic performance of mp-MRI at 1.5-Tesla (1.5-T) for the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this ethical board approved prospective study, 39 patients with suspected prostate cancer were included. Patients with a history of positive prostate biopsy and patients treated for prostate cancer were excluded. All patients were examined at 1.5-T MRI, before standard transrectal ultrasonography-guided biopsy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value for mp-MRI were 100%, 73.68%, 80% and 100%, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our results showed that 1.5 T mp-MRI has a high sensitivity for detection of clinically significant prostate cancer and high negative predictive value in order to rule out significant disease.
authors.affiliation: Radiology and Medical Imaging Department, "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuţă" Oncology Institute, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Radiology and Medical Imaging Department, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Popita
authors.affiliation: Radiology and Medical Imaging Department, "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuţă" Oncology Institute, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Radiology and Medical Imaging Department, Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Anca Raluca
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Popita
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, New Blue Life Medical Center, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Adela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sitar-Taut
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuţă" Oncology Institute , Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Department of Urology , Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Petrut
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuţă" Oncology Institute, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fetica
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, "Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuţă" Oncology Institute , Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Department of Urology , Iuliu Haţieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Ioan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Coman
keywords: Cancer imaging; Multiparametric-MRI; Prostate cancer; •1.5-T MRI