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ArticleScientific reports2020

Evaluation of T1 relaxation time in prostate cancer and benign prostate tissue using a Modified Look-Locker inversion recovery sequence.

Alexander D J Baur, Carla M Hansen, Julian Rogasch, Helena Posch, Sefer Elezkurtaj, Andreas Maxeiner, Katharina Erb-Eigner, Marcus R Makowski

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Article in Scientific reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Alexander D J BaurCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Klinik für Radiologie, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany. alexander.baur@charite.de.
Carla M HansenCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Klinik für Radiologie, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Julian RogaschCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Klinik für Nuklearmedizin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Helena PoschCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Klinik für Radiologie, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Sefer ElezkurtajCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Institut für Pathologie, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
Andreas MaxeinerCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Klinik für Urologie, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.
Katharina Erb-EignerCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Klinik für Radiologie, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Marcus R MakowskiCharité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Klinik für Radiologie, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany.
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · DEFreie Universität Berlin · DEHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DEKlinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin · DEMünchen Klinik · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of T1 relaxation time (T1) for differentiating prostate cancer (PCa) from benign tissue as well as high- from low-grade PCa. Twenty-three patients with suspicion for PCa were included in this prospective study. 3 T MRI including a Modified Look-Locker inversion recovery sequence was acquired. Subsequent targeted and systematic prostate biopsy served as a reference standard. T1 and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value in PCa and reference regions without malignancy as well as high- and low-grade PCa were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test. The performance of T1, ADC value, and a combination of both to differentiate PCa and reference regions was assessed by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. T1 and ADC value were lower in PCa compared to reference regions in the peripheral and transition zone (p < 0.001). ROC analysis revealed high AUCs for T1 (0.92; 95%-CI, 0.87-0.98) and ADC value (0.97; 95%-CI, 0.94 to 1.0) when differentiating PCa and reference regions. A combination of T1 and ADC value yielded an even higher AUC. The difference was statistically significant comparing it to the AUC for ADC value alone (p = 0.02). No significant differences were found between high- and low-grade PCa for T1 (p = 0.31) and ADC value (p = 0.8). T1 relaxation time differs significantly between PCa and benign prostate tissue with lower T1 in PCa. It could represent an imaging biomarker for PCa.

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AgedArea Under CurveBiopsyDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingHumansImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesProstateProstate-Specific AntigenProstatic NeoplasmsReference ValuesROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityProstate-Specific Antigen

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PMID32080281
PMCPMC7033189
OpenAlexW3007073868

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