Title:Current MRI Methods for the Assessment of Pathologic Prostate: A Brief
Review for Clinicians
Volume: 18
Author(s): Shirley-Yoselin Salazar-Ruiz, Maria-Fatima Chilaca-Rosas, Irma-Gabriela Sanchez-Rodriguez, Roberto Corona-Cedillo, Sergey K. Ternovoy and Ernesto Roldan-Valadez*
Affiliation:
- Directorate of Research, Hospital General de Mexico “Dr Eduardo Liceaga”, 06720, Mexico City, Mexico
- Department of Radiology, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State
Medical University (Sechenov University), 119992, Moscow, Russia
Keywords:
Diffusion, magnetic resonance imaging, contrast media, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, perfusion imaging, prostatic neoplasms.
Abstract: The application of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) have helped in different modalities
for prostate cancer management, from early detection to treatment planning and follow-up, the
evolution of MRI techniques allows to obtain not only anatomical but also functional information
to take advantage of prostate cancer detection and staging while supplying prognostic and predictive
biomarkers. This review presents conventional and advanced MRI techniques (known as multiparametric
MRI) that allow functional and quantitative assessment of the normal prostate gland
and its correlation with prostate cancer. Additional topics include the epidemiology of prostate cancer
following the Global Burden Diseases Cancer Collaboration 2018, the clinical anatomy of the
prostate gland, and the lower urinary tract; we also mention some aspects of the diagnosis performance
in ultrasound. We end the review with a brief explanation about the anatomical foundation
of external-beam planning radiotherapy.