There are several strategies for the early detection of prostate cancer. The first step is often a blood test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA). If PSA levels exceed a certain threshold, the next ...

A deep learning model performs at the level of an abdominal radiologist in the detection of clinically significant prostate cancer on MRI, according to a study published today in Radiology, a journal ...

Prostate cancer is the second-leading cause of death among American men, killing one in 44. In the United States, 3.3 million men are survivors of prostate cancer, and the risk for developing the ...

MRI-invisible prostate lesions. It sounds like the stuff of science fiction and fantasy, a creation from the minds of H.G. Wells, who wrote The Invisible Man, or J.K. Rowling, who authored the Harry ...

Until improvements under development can be broadly implemented, routine confirmatory testing in active surveillance for prostate cancer should continue to include biopsy, reported Matthew B.

In a cohort of US veterans with prostate cancer who were on active surveillance, negative multiparametric MRI had a 75% negative predictive value for ruling out disease of grade group 2 or higher at ...

Microultrasonography for prostate biopsy detected clinically significant cancer at rates comparable to MRI-guided approaches. Detection rates for clinically insignificant cancers did not differ among ...

It may be painless, but few medical tests provoke more fear and apprehension than Magnetic Resonance Imaging or the MRI. “I think for a lot of patients an MRI is a very challenging examination,” said ...