Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2019 Aug;213(2):384-396.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.18.20796. Epub 2019 Apr 30.

The Evolution of MRI of the Prostate: The Past, the Present, and the Future

Francesco Giganti  1   2 , Andrew B Rosenkrantz  3 , Geert Villeirs  4 , Valeria Panebianco  5 , Armando Stabile  2   6 , Mark Emberton  2   7 , Caroline M Moore  2   7
Affiliations
Review

The Evolution of MRI of the Prostate: The Past, the Present, and the Future

Francesco Giganti et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2019 Aug.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this article is to discuss the evolution of MRI in prostate cancer from the early 1980s to the current day, providing analysis of the key studies on this topic. CONCLUSION. The rapid diffusion of MRI technology has meant that residual variability remains between centers regarding the quality of acquisition and the quality and standardization of reporting.

Keywords: MRI; consensus guidelines; history; prostatic neoplasms.

PubMed Disclaimer

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources