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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Prostate cancer MRI |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. On MRI scan, prostate cancer is characterized by a low signal within a normally high signal peripheral zone on T2-weighted images.
MRI
MRI may be helpful in the diagnosis of prostate cancer.[1] Findings on MRI scan suggestive of prostate cancer listed below:
- T2
- DWI
- Often shows restricted diffusion
- Dynamic contrast enhancement (DCE)
- Shows enhancement - but it can be difficult to distinguish from prostatitis or benign prostatic hyperplasia (especially in the central zone lesions)
- More specific than T2 signal
References
- ↑ Prostatic carcinoma.Dr Ian Bickle and Dr Saqba Farooq et al. Radiopaedia.org 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/prostatic-carcinoma-1