Open AccessAccuracy of Diffusion Weighted Images and MR Spectroscopy in Prostate Lesions – Our Experience with Endorectal Coil on 1.5 T MRI
Author(s) -
Devimeenal Jagannathan,
Venkatraman Indiran
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2017/27754.9825
Subject(s) - medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , prostate , effective diffusion coefficient , radiology , ultrasound , prostate cancer , nuclear medicine , gold standard (test) , malignancy , biopsy , diffusion mri , in vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy , positive predicative value , predictive value , pathology , cancer
Prostatic cancer is most commonly seen in individuals greater than 65 years of age. The incidence rates are constantly increasing.