The role of MRI in prostate cancer: Current and future directions Review


Authors: Fernandes, M. C.; Yildirim, O.; Woo, S.; Vargas, H. A.; Hricak, H.
Review Title: The role of MRI in prostate cancer: Current and future directions
Abstract: There has been an increasing role of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the management of prostate cancer. MRI already plays an essential role in the detection and staging, with the introduction of functional MRI sequences. Recent advancements in radiomics and artificial intelligence are being tested to potentially improve detection, assessment of aggressiveness, and provide usefulness as a prognostic marker. MRI can improve pretreatment risk stratification and therefore selection of and follow-up of patients for active surveillance. MRI can also assist in guiding targeted biopsy, treatment planning and follow-up after treatment to assess local recurrence. MRI has gained importance in the evaluation of metastatic disease with emerging technology including whole-body MRI and integrated positron emission tomography/MRI, allowing for not only better detection but also quantification. The main goal of this article is to review the most recent advances on MRI in prostate cancer and provide insights into its potential clinical roles from the radiologist’s perspective. In each of the sections, specific roles of MRI tailored to each clinical setting are discussed along with its strengths and weakness including already established material related to MRI and the introduction of recent advancements on MRI. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to European Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Biology (ESMRMB).
Keywords: nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; positron emission tomography; magnetic resonance imaging; staging; metastasis; pathology; diagnostic imaging; biopsy; prostate cancer; prostatic neoplasms; active surveillance; artificial intelligence; prostate tumor; positron-emission tomography; biochemical recurrence; dynamic contrast-enhanced mri; mri; diffusion-weighted imaging; procedures; humans; human; male
Journal Title: Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine
Volume: 35
Issue: 4
ISSN: 0968-5243
Publisher: ESMRMB  
Date Published: 2022-08-01
Start Page: 503
End Page: 521
Language: English
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-022-01006-6
PUBMED: 35294642
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC9378354
DOI/URL:
Notes: Review -- Export Date: 2 September 2022 -- Source: Scopus
Altmetric
Citation Impact
BMJ Impact Analytics