Evaluation of Prostate Cancer with PET/MRI

J Nucl Med. 2016 Oct;57(Suppl 3):111S-116S. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.115.169763.

Abstract

In the ongoing effort to understand and cure prostate cancer, imaging modalities are constantly evolving to assist in clinical decisions. Multiparametric MRI can be used to direct prostate biopsies, improve diagnostic yield, and help clinicians make more accurate decisions. PET is superior in providing biologic information about the cancer and is sensitive and highly specific. Integrated PET/MRI is a welcome technical advance with great potential to influence the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer in clinical practice.

Keywords: PET/MRI; multiparametric MRI; prostate cancer.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Humans
  • Image Enhancement / methods*
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Male
  • Multimodal Imaging
  • Positron-Emission Tomography*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*