Tag: multiparametric MRI

• September 30, 2015
• Imaging & mpMRI

Competition in MRI Technology

“Everyone is keeping up with the Joneses, and there are more Joneses than ever.” This statement from art critic Jerry Saltz refers to the buying habits of a public hungry for trendy art. However, it could as easily apply to MRI technology, where the strength of the magnet—measured in units called Tesla, or T—makes all keep reading

• September 27, 2015
• Focal Treatment & Laser Ablation

Designing Clinical Trials for Focal Salvage Ablation

Treating prostate cancer by thermal ablation uses extreme heat or cold to destroy the tissue. Prostate ablation was originally performed as a radical (total gland) treatment because prostate cancer was considered a multifocal disease. In other words, ablation was used as a substitute for surgical removal (prostatectomy) or radiation of the whole gland. It wasn’t keep reading

• August 24, 2015
• Imaging & mpMRI

New Imaging Application Will Improve Multiparametric MRI

Back in May, I posted an article on our website about Haralick texture analysis as an amplification of prostate cancer features on multiparametric MRI. On July 28, a journal article on which I based the piece I posted was picked up by a medical news service, so I thought it was worth bringing attention to keep reading

• August 18, 2015
• Other Treatments

Telling the Truth About Post-Radiation Sexual Problems

Radiation treatments for prostate cancer are used in many different forms, both beam radiation and seed implants: EBRT (External Beam Radiation Therapy IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy) 3D-CRT (3D Conformal Radiation Therapy) SBRT (Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy) Proton beam Brachytherapy (radioactive seed implants, either permanent or a single treatment of high dose rate brachytherapy, or keep reading

• June 14, 2015
• Other Treatments

“I Did It My Way”

One of Frank Sinatra’s most popular songs is “My Way,” and anyone who’s heard him sing it knows how he builds up to those last two syllables: myyyyyy waaay. When I chose medicine as my career path, part of what influenced me was my idealism. I wanted to help people by curing disease and easing keep reading

• June 7, 2015
• Active Surveillance

What Happens When Prostate Biopsies Are Negative?

The annual American Urological Society meeting (AUA 2015, May 15-19) has more presentations than ever on multiparametric MRI detection of prostate cancer, MRI targeted biopsies, MRI/ultrasound fusion, and MRI-guided focal therapies. The urologic world is sitting up and taking notice as advanced imaging is changing the prostate cancer landscape. I will be sharing selected presentations keep reading

• May 25, 2015
• Imaging & mpMRI

New Studies to Watch For

By: Dan Sperling, MD Many focal laser ablation patients, and those considering this targeted prostate cancer treatment, are eagerly anticipating the May 15-19 American Urological Association meeting in New Orleans. Given that the majority of urologists are not exactly FLA-friendly, why would fans of our pioneering and elegant therapy set their sights on this meeting? keep reading

• May 4, 2015
• Imaging & mpMRI

Food For Urologic Thought From E. David Crawford, MD

One of the most respected U.S. urologists is Dr. E. David Crawford, Professor of Surgery, Urology, and Radiation Oncology, and head of the Section of Urologic Oncology at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He gave a presentation to the plenary session of the recent European Association of Urology meeting in Madrid, on the keep reading

• March 22, 2015
• General Prostate Information

Scan Abuse and How to Avoid It

  Sadly, prostate cancer (PCa) patients with low-risk disease are still being sent for needless diagnostic bone and CT scans. This was the finding of an impressive multi-disciplinary research team from several institutions (U.S. Veterans Administration and various medical and public policy departments within New York University and Yale University). The investigators found that nearly keep reading

• January 1, 2015
• Imaging & mpMRI

From the RSNA: Poster on MRI and Anterior Prostate Cancer

For radiologists, no professional meeting is more exciting than the annual Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) meeting. Don’t let “North America” mislead you. This Chicago-based event opens on the Sunday after Thanksgiving and runs for six days. As the largest global medical conference, it draws tens of thousands of attendees from all over the keep reading