PI-RADS version 2.1 for the evaluation of transition zone lesions: a practical guide for radiologists

Br J Radiol. 2022 Mar 1;95(1131):20210916. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20210916. Epub 2022 Feb 11.

Abstract

Multiparametric MRI has been established as the most accurate non-invasive diagnostic imaging tool for detecting prostate cancer (PCa) in both the peripheral zone and the transition zone (TZ) using the PI-RADS (Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System) v. 2.1 released in 2019 as a guideline to reporting. TZ PCa remains the most difficult to diagnose due to a markedly heterogeneous background and a wide variety of atypical imaging presentations as well as other anatomical and pathological processes mimicking PCa. The aim of this paper was to present a spectrum of PCa in the TZ, as a guide for radiologists.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Radiology Information Systems*
  • Reproducibility of Results