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01-02-2022 | Editorial

PI-QUAL v.1: the first step towards good-quality prostate MRI

Authors: Maarten de Rooij, Jelle O. Barentsz

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 2/2022

Key Points

• It is mandatory to evaluate the image quality of a prostate MRI scan, and to mention this quality in the report.

• PI-QUAL v1 is an essential starting tool to standardize the evaluation of the quality of prostate MR-images as objectively as possible.

• PI-QUAL will step by step develop into a reliable quality assessment tool to ensure that the first step of the MRI pathway is as accurate as possible.

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Title: PI-QUAL v.1: the first step towards good-quality prostate MRI
Authors: Maarten de Rooij
Jelle O. Barentsz
Publication date: 01-02-2022
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: European Radiology / Issue 2/2022
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-021-08399-3

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