1H MRSI for in vivo Lactate Detection in Prostate Cancer

Thiele Kobus¹, Jack Van Asten¹, Alan Wright¹, Arend Heerschap¹, Tom Scheenen¹

In this study the use of ¹H MRSI for the detection of lactate in the prostate was evaluated with the use of a semi-LASER sequence. No convincing lactate signal was detected in patients with highly aggressive prostate cancer. The minimal detectable lactate level was determined and estimated to be around 3 mM.