Role of Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Prostate Cancer Assessment

Abstract

Multiparametric magnetic resonance is assuming an increasingly important role in the diagnosis, initial assessment and monitoring of patients with prostate cancer. This paper offers a more complex insight into the application of magnetic resonance imaging with prostate cancer, with a current literature overview. The focus is on the problem of initial prostate cancer evaluation which strongly affects further decision-making and therapeutic interventions. Clinical suggestions based on the current guidelines are also offered.

Keywords

• Cancer staging
• Diagnostic imaging
• Guidelines
• Magnetic resonance
• Prostate cancer
• Radi-cal prostatectomy