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High prevalence of prostate cancer with multifocality and biological heterogeneity. Insufficient conventional urological diagnostics. Discrimination between significant and insignificant cancer needed.

To analyze, in patients with prostate cancer (PC) potentially eligible for active surveillance (AS), whether multiparametric-MRI (mp-MRI) predicts presence of clinically significant cancer on radical prostatectomy (RP) specimen.

We aimed to report on multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) characteristics of post-primary focal cryosurgery (PFC) patients suspected of biochemical recurrence (BCR) by the Phoenix criteria.

We retrospectively reviewed all patients at our institution who had undergone PFC.

Multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) and biopsy-based molecular tests such as the 17-gene Oncotype DX®Genomic Prostate Score™ (GPS) assay are increasingly used to improve risk stratification in men with clinically localized prostate cancer (PCa).

The objective of our study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of abbreviated biparametric MRI (bpMRI) versus standard multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) for prostate cancer (PCa) using guided biopsy or prostatectomy histopathology results as the reference standard.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate quantitative apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) metrics for the downgrading of Gleason score (GS) 9 or 10 prostate cancer (PCa) diagnosed by means of nontargeted transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy.

As a single diagnostic modality, multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) has imperfect accuracy to detect locally advanced prostate cancer (T-stages 3-4). In this study we evaluate if combining mpMRI with preoperative nomograms (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center [MSKCC] and Partin) improves the prediction of locally advanced tumors.

Many exciting advances in medical imaging have been made in recent years that will alter the way we diagnose, stage, and treat patients with prostate cancer. Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is emerging as the main modality for prostate cancer imaging.

Focal therapy (FT) for localized prostate cancer (CaP) has been shown to have encouraging short-term oncological outcomes, excellent preservation of functional outcomes and is increasing in popularity in urologic community.

Standard clinicopathological variables are inadequate for optimal management of prostate cancer patients. While genomic classifiers have improved patient risk classification, the multifocality and heterogeneity of prostate cancer can confound pre-treatment assessment.

Noninvasive, radiological image-based detection and stratification of Gleason patterns can impact clinical outcomes, treatment selection, and the determination of disease status at diagnosis without subjecting patients to surgical biopsies.

Since multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mp-MRI) of the prostate exceeds 30 min, minimizing the evaluation time of significant (Gleason scores > 6) prostate cancer (PCa) would be beneficial.

To evaluate the performance of multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) for the local staging of bladder cancer following transurethral resection of bladder tumor.

This Institutional Review Board-approved, retrospective study identified 45 patients with pathology-proven bladder cancer who underwent transurethral resection followed by mpMRI between August 2011 and October 2016.

The purposes of this study were to assess correlation of apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and normalized ADC (ratio of tumor to nontumor tissue) with the Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System version 2 (PI-RADSv2) and updated International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) categories and to determine how to optimally use ADC metrics for objective assistance in categorizing lesions within PI-RADSv2 guidelines.

The purpose of this study was to characterize prostate cancer (PCa) based on multiparametric MR (mpMR) measures derived from MRI, diffusion, spectroscopy, and dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI, and to validate mpMRI in detecting PCa and predicting PCa aggressiveness by correlating mpMRI findings with whole-mount histopathology.

18F-Choline (FCH) uptake parameters are strong indicators of aggressive disease in prostate cancer. Functional parameters derived by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are also correlated to aggressive disease.

We developed a radiologic-risk signature (RRS) that serves as a surrogate for the pathologic status of prostate cancer (PCA) and investigated its ability to predict disease-free survival.

This study included 631 patients with localized PCA who underwent prostatic multiparametric MRI before prostatectomy.

To date no guidelines are available for contouring prostate cancer inside the gland, as visible on multiparametric (mp-) MRI. We assessed inter-institutional differences in interpretation of mp-MRI in the multicenter phase III FLAME trial.

To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of multiparametric magnetic imaging resonance (mpMRI) in men submitted to repeat saturation prostate biopsy (SPBx).

From January 2011 to June 2017, 800 men underwent repeat SPBx; the cost-effectiveness of mpMRI if used as a 'triage test' to avoid unnecessary repeat prostate biopsy was retrospectively calculated using the Italian Public National Health System Day Service.

The goal of this study was to assess the added value of dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) imaging in detecting locally radio-recurrent prostate cancer using multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) at 3Tesla (T).

To develop a nomogram for predicting side-specific extracapsular extension (ECE) for planning nerve sparing radical prostatectomy (NSRP).

We retrospectively analyzed data from 561 patients who underwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomy between February 2014 and October 2015.

 Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) has been the gold standard of imaging for diagnosing prostate cancer for decades but is plagued by user error and undersampling. We aim to explore imaging modalities that are now being used in combination or alone for screening, diagnosis, and/or active surveillance of prostate cancer.

To compare multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging of the prostate (mpMRI) and histological findings of targeted MRI/ultrasound-fusion biopsy (fusPBx) and systematic biopsy (sysPBx) to final histology of prostatectomy specimen (PrS).

Multiparametric-magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) can accurately detect high-grade and larger prostate cancers (PC).

To evaluate the ability of 1.5 T magnetic field mpMRI-targeted Prostate Biopsies (PBx) in predicting PC in comparison with blind 24-core saturation PBx (sPBx).

The increase in the use of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging for the detection of prostate cancer has led to the rapid adoption of MRI-guided biopsies (MRGBs). To date, there is limited evidence in the use of MRGB and no direct comparisons between the different types of MRGB.

The study aimed to evaluate the prediction of Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) with respect to the prostate cancer (PCa) detection rate and tumor aggressiveness in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)/ultrasound-fusion-biopsy (fusPbx) and in systematic biopsy (sysPbx).

To evaluate and compare the utility of 18F-fluorocholine (18F-CH) PET/CT versus 3-Tesla multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) without endorectal coil to detect tumor recurrences in patients with biochemical relapse following radical prostatectomy (RP).

Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) has improved clinicians' ability to detect clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa). Combining or fusing these images with the real-time imaging of transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) allows urologists to better sample lesions with a targeted biopsy (Tbx) leading to the detection of greater rates of csPCa and decreased rates of low-risk PCa.

OBJECTIVE - to evaluate the accuracy of prostate MRI-TRUS targeted biopsy (TB) for Gleason score determination.

To determine if MRI/ultrasound fusion-targeted prostate biopsy (TB) would lead to increased recommendations of aggressive radiotherapy treatments for higher risk prostate cancer compared to systematic biopsy (SB) results.

Early-stage prostate cancer may be followed with active surveillance to avoid overtreatment. Our institution's active surveillance regimen uses annual MRI in place of serial biopsies, and biopsies are performed only when clinically necessary.

Radiotherapy is a treatment with curative intent, both in patients with primary diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) and in patients presenting with biochemical recurrence after radical prostatectomy (RP).

To validate a novel consensus method, called target-in-target, combining human analysis of mpMRI with automated CAD system analysis, with the aim to increasing the prostate cancer detection rate of targeted biopsies.

To assess the performance capabilities of multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging (mpMRI), Prostate Health Index (PHI) and Prostate Cancer Antigen 3 gene (PCA3) in predicting the presence of pathologically confirmed significant Prostate Cancer (PCSPCa), according to the European Randomized Study of Screening Prostate Cancer (ERSPC) definition, in a same cohort of patients who underwent Radical Prostatectomy (RP) but eligible for Active Surveillance (AS).

Prostate cancer is the most common noncutaneous cancer in men though many men will not die of this disease and may not require definitive treatment. Active surveillance (AS) is an increasingly utilized potential solution to the issue of overtreatment of prostate cancer.

The objective of our study was to evaluate the performance of multiparametric MRI with Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System version 2 (PI-RADSv2) for detecting prostate cancer (PCA) and clinically significant PCA through this per-lesion one-toone correlation study between pathologically proven lesions and MRI-visible lesions.

To present a summary of the updated guidelines of the Italian Prostate Biopsies Group following the best recent evidence of the literature.

A systematic review of the new data emerging from 2012-2015 was performed by a panel of 14 selected Italian experts in urology, pathology and radiology.

In recent years, the development of diagnostic methods based on metabolic imaging has been aimed at improving diagnosis of prostate cancer (PCa) and perhaps at improving therapy. Molecular imaging methods can detect specific biological processes that are different when detected within cancer cells relative to those taking place in surrounding normal tissues.

MRI-TRUS fusion biopsy (FBx) has proven efficacy in targeting suspicious areas that are traditionally missed by systematic 12-core biopsy (SBx). Midline prostate lesions are undersampled during SBx, as traditional approaches aim laterally during TRUS biopsy.

The advent of multiparametric MRI has made it possible to change the way in which prostate biopsy is done, allowing to direct biopsies to suspicious lesions rather than randomly.

Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) has managed to change the paradigms on prostate cancer detection and risk classification. The most clear-cut indication of mpMRI in guidelines is the patients with a history of negative biopsy/increasing prostate-specific antigen (PSA), and presence of additional findings supporting its use in non biopsied patients and active surveillance.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men aged 50 years and older in developed countries and the third leading cause of cancer-related death in men. Multiparametric prostate MR imaging is currently the most accurate imaging modality to detect, localize, and stage prostate cancer.

The aim of our study was to assess whether multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MP-MRI) of the prostate with three parameters (PS3: T2-weighted, DWI, and DCE) benefits from an additional fourth parameter (PS4: including (1)H-MRSI) in the detection and grading of prostate cancer (PCa) at 3 T.

PURPOSE - To identify prognostic biomarkers in prostate cancer (PCa) by means of a radio-genomics strategy that integrates gene expression (CCP score) and medical images.

The introduction of widespread prostate-specific antigen screening brought about an increase in the detection of clinically low-risk prostate cancer. Many of these patients are overtreated by radical prostatectomy and radiation.

Aim of this study was to compare the diagnostic performance of PI-RADS version 1 (v1) and version 2 (v2) in the detection of prostate cancer (PCa).

Multiparametric MRIs (mpMRI) of 50 consecutive patients with biopsy proven PCa, which had originally been evaluated according to PIRADS v1, were now retrospectively re-evaluated, comparing PI-RADS v1 and v2.

To retrospectively assess the rate of primary Gleason upgrading (HGPGU) to primary Gleason pattern 4 or 5 in a contemporary cohort of D'Amico low-risk prostate cancer (PCa) and PRIAS active surveillance (AS) patients and to develop a tool for HGPGU prediction.

Active surveillance (AS) is a widely adopted strategy to monitor men with low-risk, localized prostate cancer (PCa). Current AS inclusion criteria may misclassify as many as one in four patients. The advent of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) and novel PCa biomarkers may offer improved risk stratification.

To examine the incremental value of prostate MRI when used in combination with the currently available preoperative risk stratification tool the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Pre-Radical Prostatectomy Nomogram (MSKCC).

To compare a simplified intravoxel incoherent motion (sIVIM) model to commonly used monoexponential and biexponential models in the characterization of prostate cancer (PCa) and noncancerous prostate tissues, and to investigate combinations of diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) measures with dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-derived parameters in MRI-visible index lesions, to facilitate PCa risk stratification.