Oct 10, 2024 · The prostate is comprised of a non-glandular anterior fibromuscular stroma and three distinct glandular zones with different embryologic origins: peripheral zone. central zone. transition zone

Diagram showing the zones within the prostate. Note that the central and transition zones make up the central gland.

Feb 17, 2025 · Prostate MRI has become an increasingly frequent examination faced in daily radiological practice and is mainly conducted for the detection, active surveillance and staging of prostate cancer. This approach is an example of how to create a radiological report of a prostate MRI (usually mpMRI) with consideration of different imaging features and ...

Mar 15, 2025 · the prostate gland is divided into several anatomic zones and prostate cancer usually arises within the peripheral zone near the rectum, which is why a digital rectal exam (DRE) is a useful screening test. Clinically patients can present with: urinary symptoms, e.g. nocturia, hesitancy, urgency, terminal dribble

Normal prostate. The central gland (composed of central and transition zones) elicits lower signal than the peripheral zone. The peripheral zone is the outer portion of the prostate and represents 70% of the gland.

Sep 20, 2021 · Prostate peripheral zone T2 hypointensity is a common finding in pelvic MRIs that needs to be evaluated. A prostate MRI is usually performed with a multiparametric technique (mpMRI) to differentiate prostate cancer from more benign pathologies. mpMRI includes T2 weighted images, dynamic contrast study and DWI .

Sep 17, 2024 · Prostatitis refers to an infection or inflammation of the prostate gland that presents as several syndromes with varying clinical features. Prostatitis is a clinical diagnosis and imaging is useful to evaluate abscess formation.

Dec 23, 2024 · PI-RADS (Prostate Imaging–Reporting and Data System) is a structured reporting scheme for multiparametric prostate MRI in the evaluation of suspected prostate cancer in treatment naive prostate glands.

A very highly suspicious lesion in the left peripheral zone (PZpm/pl) and left posterior transition zone (TZp) - PI-RADS 5. A prostate biopsy was recommended.

Aug 28, 2024 · A multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) of the prostate combines the anatomic information from T1 and T2 weighted sequences with functional information from diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and dynamic contrast enhancement (DCE).