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Published in: European Radiology 3/2009

01-03-2009 | Urogenital

Endorectal magnetic resonance imaging at 1.5 Tesla to assess local recurrence following radical prostatectomy using T2-weighted and contrast-enhanced imaging

Authors: Stefano Cirillo, Massimo Petracchini, Lorenza Scotti, Teresa Gallo, Annalisa Macera, Maria Cristina Bona, Cinzia Ortega, Pietro Gabriele, Daniele Regge

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 3/2009

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Abstract

To evaluate diagnostic performance of endorectal magnetic resonance (eMR) for diagnosing local recurrence of prostate cancer (PC) in patients with previous radical prostatectomy (RP) and to assess whether contrast-enhanced (CE)-eMR improved diagnostic accuracy in comparison to unenhanced study. Unenhanced eMR data of 72 male patients (mean of total PSA: 1.23 ± 1.3 ng/ml) with previous RP were interpreted retrospectively and classified either as normal or suspicious for local recurrence. All eMR examinations were re-evaluated also on CE-eMR 4 months after the first reading. Images were acquired on a 1.5-T system. These data were compared to the standard of reference for local recurrence: prostatectomy bed biopsy results; choline positron emission tomography results; PSA reduction or increase after pelvic radiotherapy; PSA modification during active surveillance. Sensitivity, specificity, predictive positive value, negative predictive value and accuracy were 61.4%, 82.1%, 84.4%, 57.5% and 69.4% for unenhanced eMR and 84.1%, 89.3%, 92.5%, 78.1% and 86.1% for CE-eMR. A statistically significant difference was found between accuracy and sensitivity of the two evaluations (χ2 = 5.33; p = 0.02 and χ2 = 9.00; p = 0.0027). EMR had great accuracy for visualizing local recurrence of PC after RP. CE-eMR improved diagnostic performance in comparison with T2-weighted imaging alone.
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Metadata
Title
Endorectal magnetic resonance imaging at 1.5 Tesla to assess local recurrence following radical prostatectomy using T2-weighted and contrast-enhanced imaging
Authors
Stefano Cirillo
Massimo Petracchini
Lorenza Scotti
Teresa Gallo
Annalisa Macera
Maria Cristina Bona
Cinzia Ortega
Pietro Gabriele
Daniele Regge
Publication date
01-03-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Radiology / Issue 3/2009
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-008-1174-8

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