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  • Radiology
  • Medical Imaging
  • Oncology

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  • Prostate diffusion imaging is prone to B0 inhomogeneity distortions.
  • Current clinical practice rarely corrects these distortions, impacting tumor localization.
  • Inaccurate localization hinders effective prostate cancer treatment planning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of distortion correction for prostate diffusion imaging.
  • To quantify the extent of image distortion in standard prostate diffusion MRI.
  • To demonstrate the benefit of distortion correction for improved tumor localization.

Main Methods:

  • 28 patients underwent pre-operative MRI including T2, Gadolinium perfusion, and diffusion imaging.
  • Restriction Spectrum Imaging (RSI) protocol with b-values up to 4000 s/mm(2) was used.
  • Forward and reverse diffusion trajectories at b=0 s/mm(2) enabled distortion mapping and correction.

Main Results:

  • The average root mean square distortion was 3.1 mm (SD 2.2 mm).
  • Maximum distortion observed in the prostate reached up to 12 mm.
  • Distortion correction was successfully applied to the diffusion data.

Conclusions:

  • Prostate cancer MRI localization is improved with distortion correction.
  • Significant distortion (up to 12 mm) can misdirect treatment decisions.
  • Implementing distortion correction enhances MRI accuracy for surgical planning and therapies.