Magnetic resonance imaging of the normal prostate at 1.5 T |
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| Authors: | P A Gevenois I Salmon B Stallenberg M L van Sinoy G van Regemorter J Struyven |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Radiology, H?pital Erasme, University of Brussels, Belgium. |
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| Abstract: | Prostatic magnetic resonance images of 22 male volunteers less than 30 years old and with no known genito-urinary tract disease were obtained at 1.5 T. Normal anatomical features of the prostate were studied with spin-echo techniques. Different zones of the normal gland are shown by T2-weighted images: the anterior fibromuscular fascia, the central prostate, the peripheral prostate and the periurethral zone can be differentiated. The normal prostate gland is shown on T1-weighted images as a homogeneous appearance. It is important to recognize the normal zonal anatomy of the prostate since prostatic disorders arise in different anatomical zones. |
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