ReviewCancers2022
An Overview of the Role of Multiparametric MRI in the Investigation of Testicular Tumors.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.
- Guideline of guidelines: management of small testicular masses.BJU international · 2026Pooled it
- From Testis to Retroperitoneum: The Role of Radiomics and Artificial Intelligence for Primary Tumors and Nodal Disease in Testicular Cancer: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Pooled it
- The role of the radiologist in the evaluation of male infertility: recommendations of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology-Scrotal and Penile Imaging Working Group (ESUR-SPIWG) for scrotal imaging.European radiology · 2025Guideline
- MRI of spermatic cord lesions: a practical pattern-based approach.Abdominal radiology (New York) · 2026Review
- A novel case of testicular metastasis from prostate cancer mimicking epididymo-orchitis despite suppressed PSA.Urology case reports · 2026Article
- Artificial Intelligence-Based Approach for Automated Gonad Volume Quantification Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Healthy Adolescents Across Puberty.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 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
- From incidentaloma to actionable insight: a clinical-molecular-imaging framework for risk-stratified management of testicular microlithiasis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Review
- Testicular Embryonal Carcinoma With Retroperitoneal Metastasis and Normal AFP and HCG: A Case Report.Case reports in oncological medicine · 2026Article
- A pure intertubular testicular seminoma mimicking a burned-out tumor: a case report.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Modern diagnostics: ultrasound elastography and magnetic resonance imaging in initial evaluation of testicular cancer.The Canadian journal of urology · 2025Article
- MRI of the Scrotum and Penis: Current Applications and Clinical Relevance.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Discriminating Malignant from Benign Testicular Masses Using Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging-A Prospective Single-Center Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Elastography of the Male Pelvic Region-Perspectives on Malignant Lesions.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Apparent diffusion coefficient histogram in the differentiation of benign and malignant testicular tumors.International journal of medical sciences · 2024Article
- Non-neoplastic and neoplastic scrotal pathologies on magnetic resonance imaging: a pictorial essay.Radiologia brasileiraArticle
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Abstract
Conventional ultrasonography represents the mainstay of testis imaging. In cases in which ultrasonography is inconclusive, scrotal MRI using a multiparametric protocol may be used as a useful problem-solving tool. MRI of the scrotum is primarily recommended for differentiating between benign and malignant testicular masses when sonographic findings are ambiguous. This technique is also accurate in the preoperative local staging of testicular tumors and, therefore, is recommended in patients scheduled for testis-sparing surgery. In addition, MRI may provide valuable information regarding the histological characterization of testicular germ-cell tumors, in selected cases. Scrotal MRI may also help in the differentiation between testicular germ-cell neoplasms and non-germ-cell neoplasms. Axial T1-weighted imaging, axial and coronal T2-weighted imaging, axial diffusion-weighted imaging, and coronal subtracted dynamic contrast-enhanced imaging are the minimum requirements for scrotal MRI. A variety of MRI techniques-including diffusion tensor imaging, magnetization transfer imaging, proton MR spectroscopy, volumetric apparent diffusion coefficient histogram analysis, and MRI-based radiomics-are being investigated for testicular mass characterization, providing valuable supplementary diagnostic information. In the present review, we aim to discuss clinical indications for scrotal MRI in cases of testicular tumors, along with MRI findings of common testicular malignancies.
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