Petition A pre-biopsy MRI prostate assessment should be offered all men with elevated PSA

A pre-biopsy MRI assessment with contrast agent can detect prostate cancer not detected by the PSA test. All men with symptoms consistent with prostate cancer should be offered an MRI assessment within four weeks by their GP. This will aid early diagnosis improving patient outcome.

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Practical Barriers to Obtaining Pre-Biopsy Prostate MRI: Assessment in over 1,500 Consecutive Men Undergoing Prostate Biopsy in a Single Urologic Practice
A.B. Rosenkrantz
ISSN: 0042-1138 , 1423-0399; DOI: 10.1159/000446003
Urologia internationalis. , 2016, Vol.97(2), p.247-248

Prostate MRI Can Reduce Overdiagnosis and Overtreatment of Prostate Cancer
A.B. Rosenkrantz
ISSN: 1076-6332; DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2015.02.006
Academic Radiology , 2015, Vol.22(8), p.1000-1006

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