Publications by authors named "Patrizia Cirillo"
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to connect the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of prostate cancer patients with their Gleason scores (GS).
- A total of 40 patients with varying GS scores underwent an MRI that included diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and the ADC values were compared to their GS.
- The results showed significant differences in ADC values across GS groups, with lower ADC values linked to higher GS scores, suggesting that ADC could assist doctors in differentiating between high- and low-grade prostate cancer.
Prostate cancer in magnetic resonance imaging: diagnostic utilities of spectroscopic sequences.
J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol
December 2012
Objective: The aim of our work is to determine the efficacy of a combined study 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (3T MRI), with phased-array coil, for the detection of prostate cancer using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and diffusion-weighted images (DWI) in identifying doubt nodules.
Subjects And Methods: In this study, we prospectively studied 46 patients who consecutively underwent digital-rectal exploration for high doses of prostate specific antigen (PSA), as well as a MRI examination and a subsequent rectal biopsy. The study of magnetic resonance imaging was performed with a Philips Achieva 3T scanner and phased-array coil.