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Negative mpMRI Rules Out Extra-Prostatic Extension in Prostate Cancer before Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy.

Eoin Dinneen^1,2, Clare Allen³, Tom Strange³

¹Division of Surgery & Interventional Science, University College London, Charles Bell House, 3rd Floor, 43-45 Foley Street, London W1W 7TS, UK.

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)

|May 28, 2022

Summary

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Multi-parametric MRI (mpMRI) effectively predicts prostate cancer extra-prostatic extension (EPE) in surgical planning for robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP). Higher scan quality significantly improves diagnostic accuracy for EPE detection.

Keywords:

diagnostic accuracy extra-prostatic extension magnetic resonance imaging nerve-sparing prostate cancer radical prostatectomy staging

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Area of Science:

Urology
Radiology
Oncology

Background:

The diagnostic accuracy of multi-parametric MRI (mpMRI) for pre-operative prostate cancer (PCa) staging is debated.
Accurate prediction of extra-prostatic extension (EPE) is crucial for surgical planning in PCa management.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate mpMRI's ability to predict PCa EPE on a side-specific basis using a 5-point Likert scale.
To assess the impact of mpMRI scan quality, evaluated by the PI-QUAL score, on diagnostic accuracy for EPE.

Main Methods:

Retrospective review of mpMRI scans from 124 men undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP).
Three radiologists assigned Likert scores (1-5) for EPE per prostate side and PI-QUAL scores (1-5) for scan quality.
Diagnostic performance for EPE was assessed using sensitivity, specificity, NPV, PPV, and AUC.

Main Results:

A total of 231 lobes from 121 men were analyzed; 18.6% of lobes showed EPE.
A Likert score ≥3 demonstrated high sensitivity (90.4%) and NPV (96%) for EPE, with an AUC of 0.82.
Higher PI-QUAL scores (4-5) significantly improved AUC (0.92) compared to lower scores (1-3: AUC 0.78) and biparametric scans (AUC 0.76).

Conclusions:

mpMRI is effective for ruling out EPE and informing surgical planning in RARP.
EPE prediction accuracy is enhanced by using multi-parametric sequences and higher image quality (PI-QUAL 4-5).