Prostate peripheral zone T2 hypointensity

Last revised by Jeremy Jones ◉ on 20 Sep 2021

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Citation:

Desai P, Jones J, Bell D, et al. Prostate peripheral zone T2 hypointensity. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 01 Oct 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-6043

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-6043

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/6043

rID:

6043

Article created:

10 Apr 2009, Paresh K Desai

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At the time the article was created Paresh K Desai had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

20 Sep 2021, Jeremy Jones ◉

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Revisions:

23 times, by 8 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Urogenital

Sections:

Gamuts

Tags:

refs, stub, cases

Synonyms:

Prostate - T2 hypointensity in peripheral zone
T2 hypointesity in prostate peripheral zone

Prostate peripheral zone T2 hypointensity is a common finding in pelvic MRIs that needs to be evaluated. A prostate MRI is usually performed with a multiparametric technique (mpMRI) to differentiate prostate cancer from more benign pathologies. mpMRI includes T2 weighted images, dynamic contrast study and DWI. T1 weighted images are used to exclude postbiopsy hemorrhage.