Publications by authors named "G Villeirs"

Article Synopsis
  • Biparametric MRI (bpMRI) may serve as a valid alternative to multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) for diagnosing clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa), as assessed in a large international observer study.
  • The study involved 400 mpMRI examinations from four different European centers, where readers evaluated both bpMRI and mpMRI for their ability to accurately diagnose csPCa, finding them to be similarly effective.
  • Key findings indicated that bpMRI and mpMRI had comparable diagnostic accuracy (AUROC values) and sensitivity, with bpMRI showing a noninferior performance, though both methods had similar specificity when distinguishing csPCa.
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Background: Muscle invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) treatment combines systemic therapy and radical cystectomy (RC) or local (chemo-)radiotherapy. Response to systemic therapy is an important outcome predictor but is difficult to assess pre-operatively.

Methods: We analyzed multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) in consecutive MIBC patients receiving cisplatin-based neo-adjuvant chemotherapy at our institution.

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Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) systems can potentially aid the diagnostic pathway of prostate cancer by alleviating the increasing workload, preventing overdiagnosis, and reducing the dependence on experienced radiologists. We aimed to investigate the performance of AI systems at detecting clinically significant prostate cancer on MRI in comparison with radiologists using the Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System version 2.1 (PI-RADS 2.

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Multiparametric MRI is the optimal primary investigation when prostate cancer is suspected, and its ability to rule in and rule out clinically significant disease relies on high-quality anatomical and functional images. Avenues for achieving consistent high-quality acquisitions include meticulous patient preparation, scanner setup, optimised pulse sequences, personnel training, and artificial intelligence systems. The impact of these interventions on the final images needs to be quantified.

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