Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques for Post-Treatment Evaluation After External Beam Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer: Narrative Review
<b>Background/Objectives</b>: This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of advanced techniques of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biochemical recurrence (BCR) after radiotherapy in patients with prostate cancer (PCa). <b>Methods</b>: A comprehensive literature rev...
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| author | Eleni Bekou Admir Mulita Ioannis Seimenis Athanasia Kotini Nikolaos Courcoutsakis Michael I. Koukourakis Francesk Mulita Efstratios Karavasilis |
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| description | <b>Background/Objectives</b>: This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of advanced techniques of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biochemical recurrence (BCR) after radiotherapy in patients with prostate cancer (PCa). <b>Methods</b>: A comprehensive literature review was conducted to evaluate the role of MRI in detecting BCR of PCa patients after external beam radiation therapy. <b>Results</b>: National guidelines do not recommend imaging techniques in clinical follow-up PCa. However, in 2021, the European Association of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR), the European Association of Urological Imaging (ESUI), and the PI-RADS Steering Committee introduced the Prostate Imaging for Recurrence Reporting (PI-RR) system. PI-RR incorporates the MRI biomarkers in the post-treatment process. In the last decade, a growing number of clinical researchers have investigated the role of various MRI techniques in BCR. <b>Conclusions</b>: The integration of advanced MRI technologies into clinical routine marks the beginning of a new era of BCR with accuracy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f0c22c1978dc42c09ae9f4c2313745ff2025-01-24T13:27:39ZengMDPI AGClinics and Practice2039-72832024-12-01151410.3390/clinpract15010004Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques for Post-Treatment Evaluation After External Beam Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer: Narrative ReviewEleni Bekou0Admir Mulita1Ioannis Seimenis2Athanasia Kotini3Nikolaos Courcoutsakis4Michael I. Koukourakis5Francesk Mulita6Efstratios Karavasilis7Medical Physics Laboratory, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Alexandroupolis, GreeceDepartment of Radiotherapy/Oncology, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Alexandroupolis, GreeceMedical Physics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11528 Athens, GreeceMedical Physics Laboratory, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Alexandroupolis, GreeceRadiology Department, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Alexandroupolis, GreeceDepartment of Radiotherapy/Oncology, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Alexandroupolis, GreeceDepartment of Surgery, University Hospital of Patras, 26504 Patras, GreeceMedical Physics Laboratory, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 69100 Alexandroupolis, Greece<b>Background/Objectives</b>: This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of advanced techniques of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) biochemical recurrence (BCR) after radiotherapy in patients with prostate cancer (PCa). <b>Methods</b>: A comprehensive literature review was conducted to evaluate the role of MRI in detecting BCR of PCa patients after external beam radiation therapy. <b>Results</b>: National guidelines do not recommend imaging techniques in clinical follow-up PCa. However, in 2021, the European Association of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR), the European Association of Urological Imaging (ESUI), and the PI-RADS Steering Committee introduced the Prostate Imaging for Recurrence Reporting (PI-RR) system. PI-RR incorporates the MRI biomarkers in the post-treatment process. In the last decade, a growing number of clinical researchers have investigated the role of various MRI techniques in BCR. <b>Conclusions</b>: The integration of advanced MRI technologies into clinical routine marks the beginning of a new era of BCR with accuracy.https://www.mdpi.com/2039-7283/15/1/4prostate cancerradiation therapybiochemical recurrenceMRIradiomics |
| spellingShingle | Eleni Bekou Admir Mulita Ioannis Seimenis Athanasia Kotini Nikolaos Courcoutsakis Michael I. Koukourakis Francesk Mulita Efstratios Karavasilis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques for Post-Treatment Evaluation After External Beam Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer: Narrative Review Clinics and Practice prostate cancer radiation therapy biochemical recurrence MRI radiomics |
| title | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques for Post-Treatment Evaluation After External Beam Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer: Narrative Review |
| title_full | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques for Post-Treatment Evaluation After External Beam Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer: Narrative Review |
| title_fullStr | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques for Post-Treatment Evaluation After External Beam Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer: Narrative Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques for Post-Treatment Evaluation After External Beam Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer: Narrative Review |
| title_short | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques for Post-Treatment Evaluation After External Beam Radiation Therapy of Prostate Cancer: Narrative Review |
| title_sort | magnetic resonance imaging techniques for post treatment evaluation after external beam radiation therapy of prostate cancer narrative review |
| topic | prostate cancer radiation therapy biochemical recurrence MRI radiomics |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2039-7283/15/1/4 |
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