The universal use of MRI in the staging of prostate cancer remains controversial. MRI findings have made a significant contribution in the staging of all risk groups but have been greatest in ...

A new study, co-led by Yale researchers and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, found that high resolution micro-ultrasound, or microUS, is just as effective for ...

MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. It is a type of scan that creates pictures using magnetism and radio waves. MRI scans produce pictures from angles all around the body and shows up soft ...

The most common staging system used with prostate cancer is the TNM staging system ... magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography scan ...

This approach to initial staging made it possible for about ... In the following interview, James, who is team leader of bladder and prostate cancer research and deputy dean of clinical studies ...

Biopsies guided by high-resolution ultrasound are as effective as those using MRI in diagnosing prostate cancer, an ...

A trial found no meaningful difference in detection of clinically significantly prostate cancer between multiparametric MRI-based and microultrasound-based biopsy techniques. Microultrasonography ...

Source Reference: Bryan RT, et al "Randomized comparison of magnetic resonance imaging versus transurethral resection for staging new bladder cancers: Results from the prospective BladderPath ...

T2-weighted MRI is useful in the local staging of cancer and treatment planning in intermediate- and high-risk patients. It has good sensitivity rate for prostate cancer detection. Diffusion ...

Urologic oncology specialists in the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center specialize in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer ... Imaging ...