...Martin H. Umbehr; Martin Lüscher; Roger Hunziker; Florian Falkner; Peter J. Wild; Cédric Poyet; Burkhardt Seifert; Michael Müntener Introduction: There is a broad variability in the accuracy levels of MRI with regard to the local staging of prostate cancer (PCa). Methods: A prospective analysis...

... were 30.2, 98, 51.5, 94.5 and 93.3%, respectively. Concerning local staging (pT category), the overall accuracy was 78%; overstaging occurred in 6% and understaging in 16%. Conclusions: In line with prior studies, the sensitivity of CT imaging for the detection of LN metastases was low, while high...

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