Use of Multiparametric MRI in T-Staging of Prostate Cancer.

Prostate cancer is one of the most common malignancies in men, generally with a slow growth rate and early detection is essential for a complete treatment. Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MP MRI) lead to a better choice of therapy by improving detection and staging of prostate cancer. Conventional sequences are useful to evaluate prostate cancer in the peripheral zones; functional acquisitions, represented by DWI and DCE, extent the MR diagnostic accuracy particularly in central and anterior fibromuscular stroma zones. This technique also improves the differential diagnosis of prostate cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]