Tag: multiparametric MRI

• 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