Study Finds Key Benefits and Low Use of Pre-Op MRI for Patients Having Surgery for Prostate Cancer - Diagnostic Imaging

Despite increased use of preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in recent years for patients undergoing surgery for prostate cancer, a study found that over 70 percent of a large Medicare population with prostate cancer did not have a preoperative MRI …

In a study of over 19,300 men who underwent a prostatectomy for prostate cancer between 2003 and 2016, researchers noted that preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was associated with lower o… [+2977 chars]

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