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Quantitative MRI of Prostate Cancer as a Biomarker and Guide for Treatment

By Fiona Fennessy1, Andriy Fedorov1, Robert Mulkern1, Michelle Hirsch2, Mary-Ellen Paplin3, Sandeep Gupta4, Clair Beard5

1. Radiology, BWH 2. Pathology, BWH 3. Oncology, DFCI 4. General electric Global Research 5. Radiation Oncology, BWH

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Abstract

Prostate cancer (PCa) remains the most common malignancy and third leading cause of cancer-related mortality in American men with incidence estimated at >450,000 cases per year by 2015. The natural history of PCa is remarkably heterogeneous and still not completely understood. The need for an accurate non-invasice imaging tool increases as the number of men with localized disease increases. With the recent advances in multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) [1], there is a hope that the various MR imaging markers, such as Apparent Diffusion Coefficient (ADC) derived from Diffusion Weighted (DWI) MRI and Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) can be applied for PCa localization and grading [2], and in the evaluation of the response to treatment [1].

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  • Fiona Fennessy; Andriy Fedorov; Robert Mulkern; Michelle Hirsch; Mary-Ellen Paplin; Sandeep Gupta; Clair Beard (2014), "Quantitative MRI of Prostate Cancer as a Biomarker and Guide for Treatment," https://ncihub.cancer.gov/resources/287.

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