Quantification and significance of extraprostatic findings on prostate MRI: a retrospective analysis and three-tier classification.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To quantify extraprostatic findings (EPFs) on prostate MRI, estimate the proportion of reported and unreported EPFs, assess their clinical importance, and propose standardized reporting of EPFs.

Materials and methods

Prostate 3-T MRI studies, reports, and clinical data from 623 patients (age 67.9 ± 8.2 years) were retrospectively analyzed and re-evaluated for the presence of EPFs and their clinical significance: E1-no finding or findings that have no clinical significance; E2-potentially significant findings; and E3-significant findings.

Results

Secondary reading identified 1236 EPFs in 593 patients (1.98 ± 1.13 EPFs per patient, no EPFs in 30 patients), from which 468 (37.8%) were mentioned in the original report. The most common findings included divertic

SUBMITTER: Wagnerova M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10710974 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature