Evaluation of Diffusion Weighted Imaging in the Context of Multi-Parametric MRI of the Prostate in the assessment of suspected low volume prostatic carcinoma

Data from a multi-parameteric MRI study of patients with possible early-stage prostate cancer was assessed with a view to creating an efficient clinical protocol. Based on a correlation analysis suggesting that diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) scores are more strongly correlated with overall PIRADS scores than other modalities such as dynamic contrast enhanced imaging or spectroscopy, we investigate the combination of T2-weighted imaging (T2w) and DWI as a potential diagnostic tool for prostate cancer detection, staging and guided biopsies.
Source: Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Category: Radiology Authors: Source Type: research