Two-sequence MR: Enough to detect csPCa?

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Two-sequence MR: Enough to detect csPCa?

This retrospective evaluation shows no difference in diagnostic accuracy between a short 2-sequence MR protocol (T2ax + DWI) and a full mpMRI of the prostate for detection of clinically significant prostate cancer. 

Kuhl CK, Bruhn R, Krämer N, Nebelung S, Heidenreich A, Schrading S. Abbreviated Biparametric Prostate MR Imaging in Men with Elevated Prostate-specific Antigen. Radiology. 2017 Jul 20:170129. doi: 10.1148/radiol.2017170129. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 28727544.

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Pulse sequences necessary for recurrence detection after Radiotherapy

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Pulse sequences necessary for recurrence detection after Radiotherapy

MP MRI of the prostate in detection of recurrent prostate cancer after Radiotherapy: Which sequences are necessary?

Donati OF, Jung SI, Vargas HA, Gultekin DH, Zheng J, Moskowitz CS, Hricak H, Zelefsky MJ, Akin O. Multiparametric prostate MR imaging with T2-weighted, diffusion-weighted, and dynamic contrast-enhanced sequences: are all pulse sequences necessary to detect locally recurrent prostate cancer after radiation therapy? Radiology. 2013 Aug;268(2):440-50

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