Magnetic Resonance Imaging Assessment After Therapy in Prostate Cancer

Top Magn Reson Imaging. 2020 Feb;29(1):47-58. doi: 10.1097/RMR.0000000000000231.

Abstract

Prostate cancer is the fifth leading cause of death worldwide. A variety of treatment options is available for localized prostate cancer and may range from active surveillance to focal therapy or whole gland treatment, that is, surgery or radiotherapy. Serum prostate-specific antigen levels are an important tool to monitor treatment success after whole gland treatment, unfortunately prostate-specific antigen is unreliable after focal therapy. Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging of the prostate is rapidly gaining field in the management of prostate cancer and may play a crucial role in the evaluation of recurrent prostate cancer. This article will focus on postprocedural magnetic resonance imaging after different forms of local therapy in patients with prostate cancer.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Prostate / diagnostic imaging
  • Prostate / radiation effects
  • Prostate / surgery
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Treatment Outcome