PI-QUAL v.1: the first step towards good-quality prostate MRI

Maarten de Rooij; Jelle O Barentsz

doi:10.1007/s00330-021-08399-3

PI-QUAL v.1: the first step towards good-quality prostate MRI

Eur Radiol. 2022 Feb;32(2):876-878. doi: 10.1007/s00330-021-08399-3. Epub 2021 Nov 29.

Authors

Maarten de Rooij¹, Jelle O Barentsz²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9101, Nijmegen, 6500 HB, The Netherlands.
² Department of Medical Imaging, Radboud University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9101, Nijmegen, 6500 HB, The Netherlands. Jelle.barentsz@radboudumc.nl.

Abstract

• It is mandatory to evaluate the image quality of a prostate MRI scan, and to mention this quality in the report. • PI-QUAL v1 is an essential starting tool to standardize the evaluation of the quality of prostate MR-images as objectively as possible. • PI-QUAL will step by step develop into a reliable quality assessment tool to ensure that the first step of the MRI pathway is as accurate as possible.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Pelvis
Prostate* / diagnostic imaging
Prostatic Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging