Pre-biopsy MRI is standard outside the U.S., but the latest data show such scans were done in only about a third of U.S.
A simple scan can cut unnecessary biopsies and catch dangerous tumors earlier. Most American men never receive it.
A new Corewell Health study suggests that men who have longer prostatic urethras, the part of the urethra that travels through the prostate, may be at a higher risk of experiencing moderate, often ...
MRIs are powerful tools in the cancer-fighting arsenal, but despite their efficacy, they aren't infallible, and some cancers ...
MRI T staging matched DRE for predicting prostate cancer outcomes, supporting its use in modern risk classification systems.
One radiation oncologist describes the advantages of MRI-guided SBRT when treating patients with prostate cancer. “Prostate cancer is very curable with radiation,” radiation oncologist Dr. Matthew ...
Angus reports on the basic research, clinical science, and drug development that may transform survival and quality of life for patients, as well as developments affecting the cancer community. You ...
A study explored preoperative MRI’s prognostic ability compared with digital rectal exam (DRE) among men who had prostate cancer surgery.
Upon reviewing repeated prostate cancer screenings, researchers observed the absence of suspicious MRI findings in over 86% of men who had prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels of 3 ng/mL or higher ...
Removing one step from a three-part MRI scan, which could make them quicker, cheaper, and more accessible, had no negative impact on diagnostic accuracy, according to clinical trial results led by UCL ...
Among patients with prostate cancer who received MRI-guided stereotactic body radiation therapy (SABR), more than 80% demonstrated “classic” neurovascular bundle patterns and over 96% showed more than ...