Whole-body MR imaging incorporating diffusion-weighted imaging is increasingly recommended as a radiation-free imaging method for assessing bone and soft tissue pathology, and for evaluating response to therapy. Metastasis Reporting and Data System for prostate cancer provides the minimum standards for whole-body MR imaging with diffusion imaging regarding image acquisitions, interpretation, and reporting of baseline and follow-up monitoring examinations of patients with advanced, metastatic cancers, focusing on prostate cancer. This article summarizes and illustrates Metastasis Reporting and Data System using a case-based approach in patients with advanced prostate cancer.
Magnetic resonance imaging clinics of North America. 2018 Nov [Epub]
Anwar R Padhani, Nina Tunariu
Paul Strickland Scanner Centre, Mount Vernon Hospital, Rickmansworth Road, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 2RN, UK. Electronic address: ., Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Institute of Cancer Research and Cancer Research UK Cancer Imaging Centre, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UK.