Brembilla, Giorgio;
Giganti, Francesco;
(2024)
Improving image quality in prostate MRI: the time is now.
European Radiology
, 34
pp. 3385-3386.
10.1007/s00330-023-10461-1.
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Abstract
Hip prostheses are commonly encountered in the elderly population undergoing prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), causing susceptibility artefacts that can severely degrade image quality especially on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI). In this issue of European Radiology, Nakai et al specifically investigated the impact of susceptibility artefacts from hip prostheses on the diagnostic performance of MRI of the prostate [1]. The authors report the results from a large population that included three centres, for a total of 11,319 examinations, 5% of which with hip arthroplasty. Susceptibility artefacts from hip replacement graded as ‘moderate’ or ‘severe’ were reported in 57% of the cases, with a decreased cancer detection rate compared to patients without hip prostheses (74%). The reduced cancer detection rate in such patients was mainly attributed to an increased frequency of MRI-negative calls, likely due to the non-visibility of lesions with restricted diffusion. In addition, a lower pathological confirmation rate was observed for Prostate Imaging and Data Reporting System (PI-RADS) ≥ 3 lesions.
Type: | Article |
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Title: | Improving image quality in prostate MRI: the time is now |
Location: | Germany |
Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
DOI: | 10.1007/s00330-023-10461-1 |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00330-023-10461-1 |
Language: | English |
Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci |
URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10187043 |
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