Prostate cancer has for a long time been diagnosed using the transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsy which takes 12-14 needle samples from the prostate gland. However, ultrasound cannot show the difference between cancerous tissue and healthy tissue. It has proven to be unreliable because of providing uncertain results for diagnosis.
During a study, three things were highlighted regarding prostate cancer diagnosis: • That no other organ cancer has ever been diagnosed by blindly sampling tissue except prostate cancer. • The TRUS biopsy cannot be relied upon to deliver an accurate diagnosis. It may or may not find cancer, and if it does, it is not specific on the size and shape of cancer. • TRUS diagnosis doesn’t show whether the cancer is aggressive or not. There has been evidence of revolutionized diagnosis for prostate cancer through multiparametric MRI. It offers the imaging ability to identify tumors before taking any tissue samples. Here are the benefits of mpMRI: • Using multiparametric MRI gives detailed information about the volume, location, probability, and multiplicity of tumors. It provides an accurate diagnosis that pinpoints the location and activity of cancer. • With MRI, doctors will know the size and extent of the tumor, whether it has multiplied and its aggressiveness. There are no cases of under-diagnosis. It will not miss any aggressive disease either and will inform the patient the real situation of their tumor. • It does not misdiagnose. Multiparametric MRI will differentiate cancerous tumors from less aggressive tumors and direct doctors on the best course of treatment. The mpMRI has paved the way for accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer and given directions to the doctors to develop proper treatment planning according to the patient’s status. The advances in image-guided therapy are beneficial to patients who want their prostate cancer controlled without experiencing severe side effects of treatment.
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AuthorAs the founder and medical director of the Prostate Seed Institute Dr. Gregory A. Echt. His vision to provide the most modern treatment, non surgical treatments for prostate cancer in various locations throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth continues to succeed. Now date, he has made a therapy for prostate implantation seed at over 2,500 men, including urologists and oncologists. Archives
December 2019
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