ReviewEuropean radiology2018
MRI of the scrotum: Recommendations of the ESUR Scrotal and Penile Imaging Working Group.
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Contrast-enhanced ultrasonography vs MRI for indeterminate testicular lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BJU international · 2026Pooled it
- Guideline of guidelines: management of small testicular masses.BJU international · 2026Pooled it
- Abdominopelvic imaging in the follow-up of testicular germ-cell tumors in adults: recommendations of the Scrotal and Penile Imaging Working Group of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology.European radiology · 2025Guideline
- Ultrasound evaluation of varicoceles: systematic literature review and rationale of the ESUR-SPIWG Guidelines and Recommendations.Journal of ultrasound · 2020Pooled it
- Multiparametric Ultrasound for Characterisation of Testicular Lesions: Beyond Orchiectomy.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Serial scrotal ultrasonographic evolution of testicular metastasis from gastric adenocarcinoma: a case description.Journal of ultrasound · 2026Article
- Giant Scrotal Epidermoid Cyst Containing 600 g of Keratinous Material: A Rare Testis-Preserving Surgical Excision.Cureus · 2026Article
- Testicular histiocytic sarcoma: a case report and literature review of an uncommon histological type of urogenital malignancy.BMC urology · 2026Review
- Temperature-Controlled Immobilization for Testicular Irradiation: A Technical Report of a Single Case.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Focal intratesticular lesions including spontaneous hematomas in the acute scrotum: the pivotal role of ultrasound and MRI in diagnosis and management-a pictorial review.Insights into imaging · 2026Article
- The Epididymis: An Ultrasound Primer-What the Radiologist Needs to Know.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Review
- MRI of the Scrotum and Penis: Current Applications and Clinical Relevance.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Magnetic resonance imaging features of epididymal and/or testicular tuberculosis: a case series.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
- Identification of testicular cancer with T2-weighted MRI-based radiomics and automatic machine learning.BMC cancer · 2025Article
- Discriminating Malignant from Benign Testicular Masses Using Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging-A Prospective Single-Center Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Multiparametric Ultrasound for Focal Testicular Pathology: A Ten-Year Retrospective Review.Cancers · 2024Article
- Elastography of the Male Pelvic Region-Perspectives on Malignant Lesions.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Diagnosis and management of indeterminate testicular lesions.Nature reviews. Urology · 2024Review
- Male Infertility and the Risk of Developing Testicular Cancer: A Critical Contemporary Literature Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Review
- Imaging of pediatric testicular tumors: A COG Diagnostic Imaging Committee/SPR Oncology Committee White Paper.Pediatric blood & cancer · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe Scrotal and Penile Imaging Working Group (SPI-WG) appointed by the board of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) has produced recommendations for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the scrotum.
methodsThe SPI-WG searched for original and review articles published before September 2016 using the Pubmed and Medline databases. Keywords used were 'magnetic resonance imaging', 'testis or testicle or testicular', 'scrotum', 'intratesticular', 'paratesticular', 'extratesticular' 'diffusion-weighted', 'dynamic MRI'. Consensus was obtained among the members of the subcommittee. The expert panel proposed recommendations using Oxford Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine 2011 Levels of Evidence.
resultsThe recommended MRI protocol should include T1-, T2-weighted imaging, diffusion-weighted imaging and dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI. Scrotal MRI can be clinically applied for lesion characterisation (primary), including both intratesticular and paratesticular masses, differentiation between germ-cell and non-germ-cell neoplasms (evolving), characterisation of the histological type of testicular germ cell neoplasms (TGCNs, in selected cases), local staging of TGCNs (primary), acute scrotum (in selected cases), trauma (in selected cases) and undescended testes (primary).
conclusionsThe ESUR SPI-WG produced this consensus paper in which the existing literature on MRI of the scrotum is reviewed. The recommendations for the optimal imaging technique and clinical indications are presented. KEY POINTS: • This report presents recommendations for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the scrotum. • Imaging acquisition protocols and clinical indications are provided. • MRI is becoming established as a worthwhile second-line diagnostic tool for scrotal pathology.
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