Prostate MRI: Advanced Imaging Method for Prostate Diseases Diagnosis

A maximum of 60 minutes, that’s how long it takes to do a prostate MRI. The procedure is necessary to diagnose and evaluate the pathology of this gland, by obtaining detailed images of the prostate, its structure, as well as the tissues around it, Victor Babes Hospital Timisoara reports in a press release.

The study is non-invasive and non-irradiating, and through the images it provides, it allows a detailed assessment of the size, shape and structure of the prostate. Diseases that can be identified with the help of imaging screening include cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or prostatitis.

“Indeterminate prostatic hyperplasia is a benign pathology of the prostate. Often this condition can develop abnormally, but sometimes it causes symptoms such as difficult urination, weak urine flow, frequent need to urinate, respectively a feeling of incomplete emptying of the stream Although prostate adenoma is not a malignant pathology, it can cause discomfort and significantly affect the quality of life. On the other hand, prostate cancer is a serious condition, and if it is not detected in time it can cause death”, says Asist. Univ. Dr. Roxana Iacob – Victor Babes Hospital, according to the mentioned press release.

Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men, as it is in the third position in terms of frequency, after lung and colorectal cancer. According to statistics, one in eight men can develop an oncological prostate disease.

“According to the changes seen by the radiologist on the MRI images, the lesions will be staged using the so-called PIRADS score. It can have a value from 1 to 5, thus assessing the risk of malignancy. And we can have PIRADS 1, which means that there are no changes in the prostate, the presence of neoplasia is unlikely, PIRADS 2 – changes with an illegal side, the presence of neoplasia is very unlikely, PIRADS 3 – the presence of cancer is unclear, Requires additional studies, PIRADS 4 – the presence of cancer is likely, which requires additional studies and PIRADS 5 – the presence of cancer is very likely, requires additional studies” , said Roxana Jacob to the doctor.

Before performing the imaging study, patients must present the result of the creatinine measurement, an analysis that was carried out a few days before the screening. At the same time, it is recommended to present the results of previous urological consultations, if any, of laboratory analyzes (PSA), ultrasound results or from previous MRI studies, and this for a better correlation better correlation of imaging changes with the patient’s clinical symptoms.

According to the medical unit, the study is based on a referral from the specialist doctor in the Radiology Clinic of the Clinical Hospital for Infectious Diseases and Pneumophthisiology “Dr. Victor Babes” Timisoara.

Labels: MRI of the prostate, indirect prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer, the influential children’s hospital of Timisoara