Integration of Diagnostic and Interventional MRI for the Study of Persistent Prostate Cancer after External Beam Radiotherapy

Abstract

This study involves the technical development and clinical testing of a novel technique for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided prostate biopsy in a 1.5T horizontal bore scanner using a dedicated interventional table. We primarily hypothesize that the integration of diagnostic and interventional MRI enables needle biopsy targeting to foci of tumor recurrence after radiotherapy, and will enable a determination of the diagnostic accuracy of MRI in mapping sub-sites of tumor recurrence after radiotherapy. Major finding to date: This clinical study received ethics approval from USAMRCMC approval on October 13 2006, and therefore no research was conducted between September 2005 and September 2006. Funds were only released after HSRRB approval, and received in September 2006.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA484623

Entities

People

  • Cynthia Ménard

Organizations

  • University Health Network

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Biomedical Research
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Imaging Techniques
  • Information Operations
  • Magnetic Resonance
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Neoplasms
  • Prostate
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Radiotherapy
  • Resonance
  • Targeting

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

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  • Medical Imaging.