Abstract #4370

How often is the Dynamic Contrast Enhanced (DCE) score needed in PI-RADS version 2?

Albert T Roh¹, Andreas M Loening¹, Richard E Fan², Geoffrey Sonn², and Shreyas S Vasanawala¹

¹Radiology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States, ²Urology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States

The value of the Dynamic Contrast Enhanced (DCE) sequence in scoring a prostate lesion using PI-RADS version 2 is unknown. Our retrospective review of 213 patients who underwent prostate MRI and subsequent biopsy determined that the rate at which DCE was needed for obtaining the final PI-RADS score was 9%. This low rate raises the possibility of limiting the initial screening prostate MRI to an abbreviated non-contrast protocol, calling back the patient for the DCE sequence only if the initial exam is equivocal.

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