This is a pilot study taking place at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. Patients referred for MRI for possible prostate cancer will be invited to take part in the study. Following consent, participants will have an additional MRI sequence performed during their routine MRI called Double Inversion Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DIR-MRI). Participants scan images and prostate biopsy histology report (if applicable) will be reviewed by the research team.
This is a pilot study taking place at University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. Patients referred for MRI for possible prostate cancer will be invited to take part in the study. Following consent, participants will have an additional MRI sequence performed during their routine MRI called Double Inversion Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DIR-MRI). Participants scan images and prostate biopsy histology report (if applicable) will be reviewed by the research team. The research team will look at the variability of LNR score amongst the two scan typed and the DCE-MRI and DIR-MRI images will be correlated with biopsy results to give an indication of the accuracy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
150
Double Inversion Recovery Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DIR-MRI) and Dynamic Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Imaging (DCE-MRI)
University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Lesion to Normal tissue Ratio (LNR) recorded for DIR-MRI and DCE-MRI
In order to inform a sample size calculation for a subsequent, fully powered equivalence trial Is DIR-MRI equivalent to DCE-MRI in detection of prostate cancer
Time frame: 3 months
Correlation of biopsy and DIR-MRI and DCE-MRI findings
In order to ascertain if addition of DIR-MRI could improve accuracy of cancer diagnosis
Time frame: 3 months
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