Angel Moreno-Torres1, Antonia Blanch2,
Cesar Arribas3, Jose-Maria Gil-Vernet Sed4, Isidro
Bonet-Palau
1Research Department, Cetir
Grup Medic, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain; 2Unitat Clinica El Pilar,
Cetir Grup Medic, Barcelona; 3Unitat Clinica El Pilar, Cetir Grup
Medic, Barcelona, Spain; 4Centro Gil-Vernet de Urologa, Centro
Mdico Teknon, Barcelona, Spain
Although cancer detection in the prostates central gland by means of proton MRS and MRI is a difficult issue, spectra with altered MRS are often found. In this ongoing study, we aimed to find a correlation between the observed alterations and the presence of cancer. Results showed that, in the studied group with MRS suggesting malignancy, there were both cancerous and non-cancerous prostates and, therefore, the seek correlation was only partial. Such results and the real percentages of cancer true and false positives are valuable data in a clinical setting for the interpretation of MRS in the prostates central gland.
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