Multiparametric MRI: An opportunity for focal therapy of prostate cancer

Focal therapy of prostate cancer aims to target cancer containing areas of prostate while leaving surrounding native tissue preserved, thus decreasing the risk of complications seen in whole gland treatments like radical prostatectomy and external beam radiation therapy. However, an intrinsic obstacle to the widespread implementation of the focal therapy is the tendency of prostate cancer to exhibit multifocality. For this reason, it is of paramount importance to ensure accurate disease localization prior to recommending this treatment option to patients, in order to avoid missing potentially aggressive cancers.

Source: Seminars in Roentgenology - May 11, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Brian Calio, Matthew Kasson, Doraneh Sugano, Michael Ortman, Krishnanath Gaitonde, Sadhna Verma, Abhinav Sidana Source Type: research