the diagnostic value of multiparametric-mri in locating prostate cancer for transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsy

Purpose: the present study was designed to evaluate the potential efficacy of multiparametric-magnetic resonance imaging (mp-mri) in the detection of prostate cancer locations compared to transrectal ultrasound (trus) guided biopsy, as the gold standard method.materials and methods: a total of 66 subjects participated in this cross-sectional study. all individuals underwent mp-mri imaging before the prostate trus. the findings of either method have been investigated and the comparison had been made using the chi-squared test.results: the sensitivity and specificity of the mp-mri in the diagnosis of prostate cancer were 81.8% and 93.9%, respectively. the positive and negative predictive values were 93.1% and 83.8%, respectively.conclusion: the current study indicates that the mp-mri imaging method has sufficient sensitivity and specificity for detecting the location of prostate cancer and can potentially be employed as a clue-providing method prior to the trus-guided biopsy.