Comparing Prostate Cancer Screening Between Standardized 3T MRI Screening Protocol and Low-Field MRI in a Prospective Study
This study compares the effectiveness of low-field MRI (0.55T) with high-field MRI (3T) in prostate cancer screening and image quality. It consists of three phases: optimizing the low-field MRI protocol with healthy volunteers, evaluating image quality in patients with metallic artifacts (like hip prostheses), and assessing low-field MRI in patients with suspicious prostate lesions found on high-field MRI.
⁃ Work Package1 (WP): 0.55T MRI Protocol Development
• Healthy male volunteers aged 18 and above.
• Agree to be contacted for incidental findings
• Signed informed consent
⁃ WP2: 0.55T Prostate MRI with patients with metallic implant(s)
• Adult men (≥18 y.o) with 3T MRI reported as sub-diagnostic due to metallic implants
• Signed informed Consent
⁃ WP3: 0.55T Prostate MRI with patients with suspicious lesion(s)
• Adult men (≥18 y.o)
• PI-RADS 4/5 lesions detected on 3T MRI, schedules for targeted biopsy
• Signed informed consent