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Real-Time MRI-Guided Prostate Interventions.

Seyedeh Nina Masoom¹, Karthik M Sundaram¹, Pejman Ghanouni²

¹Department of Radiology, Hospital of University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.

|April 23, 2022

Summary

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) improves prostate cancer (PCa) detection and enables minimally invasive focal treatments. This review covers current real-time MRI-guided interventions for PCa diagnosis and therapy.

Keywords:

MRI-guided prostate interventions multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI)prostate ablation prostate biopsy prostate cancer (PCa)

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Area of Science:

Oncology
Radiology
Medical Interventions

Background:

Prostate cancer (PCa) is a leading cause of cancer death in men.
Traditional random ultrasound-guided biopsy has limitations in detecting clinically significant PCa.
Advances in imaging and treatment offer new hope for PCa patients.

Purpose of the Study:

To review current real-time MRI-guided interventions for PCa diagnosis.
To summarize real-time MRI-guided interventions for PCa treatment.
To highlight the advancements in MRI-guided focal therapies for prostate cancer.

Main Methods:

Literature review of current real-time MRI-guided diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for PCa.
Analysis of studies focusing on MRI-visible lesion targeting.
Examination of minimally invasive focal treatment advancements.

Main Results:

Targeting MRI-visible lesions enhances the detection of clinically significant PCa.
MRI-guided interventions offer improved diagnostic accuracy over traditional methods.
Minimally invasive focal treatments are emerging as viable therapeutic options.

Conclusions:

Real-time MRI guidance is revolutionizing prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment.
MRI-guided approaches improve the detection and management of significant PCa.
Focal therapies guided by MRI represent a significant advancement in personalized PCa care.