Prostate cancer: Local staging with endorectal surface coil MR imaging

Mitchell D. Schnall, Yutaka Imai, John Tomaszewski, Howard M. Pollack, Robert E. Lenkinski, Herbert Y. Kressel

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Abstract

Endorectal surface coil magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was used to stage the local extent of prostate cancer in 22 patients. The endorectal coil images were acquired with a 10-12-cm field of view and a 4-mm section thickness. All pathologic specimens were reviewed by one pathologist. Endorectal surface coil MR imaging was 82% accurate in the differentiation of stage B from stage C cancer. One case was overestimated, and three cases were underestimated. The three underestimated cases consisted of two cases of microscopic capsular invasion and one case of minimal seminal vesicle invasion. In a comparison of retrospective, blinded readings of endorectal coil and body coil images, there was an average improvement in accuracy of 16% in staging prostate cancer with endorectal coil images.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)797-802
Number of pages6
JournalRadiology
Volume178
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 1991

Keywords

  • Prostate, MR studies, 844.1214
  • Prostate, neoplasms, 844.32

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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