When should multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) be utilized in prostate cancer workup?

Early adopters of prostate mpMRI are unique and always a pleasure to meet. I've learned a great deal from many of them. They’ve moved beyond aiming at a CT density in the pelvis and learned how to use mpMRI sequences to better classify the risk of disease they’re treating. This is in comparison to o...

Great question. I agree with Drew and can elaborate a little more on our experience. Around 2010 we routinely used 3T endorectal MRI in the work up for prostate cancer for select cases: 1) all men about to have active surveillance, mainly to assess for occult high risk features, 2) all brachytherapy...