to localize prostate cancer within the prostate
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Patients with biopsy-proven diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate • Radical prostatectomy and histopathological exam planned
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • Patients who are unable to undergo an MR exam, including subjects with contra-indications to MR exams • Therapy or surgical procedure applied to the prostate or to other organs in vicinity to the prostat
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the diagnostic accuracy (area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve) of 3-Tesla multi-modality non-endorectal coil (ERC) MR imaging in localizing prostate cancer, by correlating: a) focal areas of low signal intensity on T2-weighted images; b) the extent and degree of deviating metabolite ratios derived from MRSI. This can be the choline+creatine/citrate ratio or if possible, the choline / citrate ratio; c) the extent and degree of apparent diffusion coefficient reduction on DWI; d) the extent and degree of perfusion abnormality on DCE-MRI; with the presence or absence of cancer at (reconstructed) whole mount section histopathology. Hypothesis: 3-Tesla multi-modality non-ERC MR will localize prostate cancer with an accuracy of 85%. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proving that multi-modality MR data allows for predicting tumor grade. The parameters from the different MR methods for a tumor focus can be correlated to the local Gleason grade of the corresponding lesion in the histopathological specimens. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed