Andresen ED, Brown JA, Nepple KG. Value of preoperative MRI for prostate cancer staging and continence outcomes prior to prostatectomy: A review of the literature. World J Clin Urol 2015; 4(1): 56-63 [DOI: 10.5410/wjcu.v4.i1.56]
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Kenneth G Nepple, MD, Department of Urology, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Dr., 3 RCP, Iowa, IA 52242-1089, United States. kenneth-nepple@uiowa.edu
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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
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Minireviews
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World J Clin Urol. Mar 24, 2015; 4(1): 56-63 Published online Mar 24, 2015. doi: 10.5410/wjcu.v4.i1.56
Value of preoperative MRI for prostate cancer staging and continence outcomes prior to prostatectomy: A review of the literature
Eric D Andresen, James A Brown, Kenneth G Nepple
Eric D Andresen, James A Brown, Kenneth G Nepple, Department of Urology, University of Iowa, Iowa, IA 52242-1089, United States
Author contributions: Andresen ED, Brown JA and Nepple KG designed research; Andresen ED performed research; Andresen ED and Nepple KG analyzed data; Andresen ED, Brown JA and Nepple KG wrote the paper.
Conflict-of-interest: Each author reports no conflict of interest.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article which was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Correspondence to: Kenneth G Nepple, MD, Department of Urology, University of Iowa, 200 Hawkins Dr., 3 RCP, Iowa, IA 52242-1089, United States. kenneth-nepple@uiowa.edu
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Received: August 28, 2014 Peer-review started: August 28, 2014 First decision: November 1, 2014 Revised: November 17, 2014 Accepted: December 29, 2014 Article in press: December 31, 2014 Published online: March 24, 2015
Core Tip
Core tip: Over the past decade use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for pre-surgical planning has increased, as well has he technology and methods for performing prostate MRI. To investigate and define the different MRI technologies available and further assess MRI technology ability to predict pathologic stage. We evaluated the current literature to identify MRI sensitivity, specificity and overall accuracy for detecting extracapsular extension and seminal vesicle involvement. Primary information noted was MRI sensitivity, specificity and overall accuracy for detecting extracapsular extension and seminal vesicle involvement. Secondary information derived included assessing the surgical influence of staging information, and identifying predictors of urinary incontinence recovery.
