Prostate MRI for brachytherapists: Diagnosis, imaging pitfalls, and post-therapy assessment

Publication date: Available online 27 January 2017
Source:Brachytherapy
Author(s): A.M. Venkatesan, R.J. Stafford, C. Duran, P.D. Soni, A. Berlin, P.W. McLaughlin
Optimal integration of multiparametric MRI (mp MRI) into prostate brachytherapy practice necessitates an understanding of imaging findings pertinent to prostate cancer detection and staging. This review will summarize prostate cancer imaging findings and tumor staging on mp MRI, including an overview of the Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PIRADS)–structured reporting schema, mp MRI findings observed in the post-therapy setting including cases of post-treatment recurrence, and MRI concepts integral to successful salvage brachytherapy.



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