Can Quantitative Diffusion Weighted MRI Provide A Potential Non Invasive Substitute To Transrectal Sonography-Guided Prostate Biopsy in Determining Aggressiveness Of Prostatic Cancer?.

Abstract

Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed solid malignant tumor among men.The morbidity and mortality directly attributable to this common malignancy are considerable. However, in a non negligible proportion of patients, the disease may be considered relatively indolent(De Cobelli et al .,2015).

The diagnosis of prostate cancer is based on a digital rectal examination (DRE) and assessment of serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) followed by transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided biopsy (55Anwar et al.,2014).