Prostate MRI: From Principles to Performance

Prostate MRI is used widely in clinical care for guiding tissue sampling, active surveillance, and local staging. It is, though, a complex study that combines anatomic and functional imaging. Three main sequences are utilized, T2-weighted MRI, diffusionweighted MRI, and dynamically enhanced MRI, each with its own strengths. The complexity of this technique, along with an increasing demand, has brought new challenges to imaging interpretation. The Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) helps to provide a standardized probabilistic approach for identifying clinically significant prostate cancer.
Objectives: Upon completion of this program, attendees should be able to:
1) Explain the unique accessibility of the retina as part of the central nervous system.
2) Describe at least three changes indicative of neurodegeneration in the retina.
3) Compare neurodegenerative changes seen in the retina with those in the brain
Antonio Westphalen, MD, PhD
Professor, Depts. Of Radiology, Urology, & Radiation Oncology
Division of Abdominal Imaging
University of Washington