Prostate mpMRI in the UK: the state of the nation

The diagnosis of prostate cancer has changed. Improved magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology with diffusion-weighted imaging has led to the use of multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) before biopsy in patients suspected of having prostate cancer. This has the advantage that patients with a negative mpMRI may not need biopsy, therefore avoiding the risk of complications. Those in whom mpMRI is positive can have targeted biopsies with a higher probability of diagnosing clinically significant cancer. Prostate Cancer UK (PCUK) and the British Society of Urogenital Radiology submitted a Freedom of Information (FOI) request in 2016 to UK health areas in order to assess the use of mpMRI before biopsy as part of the initial diagnosis pathway.
Source: Clinical Radiology - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research