MR measurement of luminal water in prostate gland: Quantitative correlation between MRI and histology.

To determine the relationship between parameters measured from luminal water imaging (LWI), a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) T In all, 17 patients with prostate cancer were examined with a 3D multiecho spin echo sequence at 3T prior to undergoing radical prostatectomy. Maps of seven MR parameters, called N, T N, T Results of this study show that LWF measured with MRI is strongly correlated with the fractional amount of luminal space in prostatic tissue. This result suggests that LWI can potentially be applied for evaluation of prostatic diseases in which the extent of luminal space differs between normal and abnormal tissues. 1 Technical Efficacy: Stage 1 J. MAGN. RESON. IMAGING 2017;46:861-869.