Evaluation of MRI for Prostate Cancer

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age of patients: up to 80 years.
• Men scheduled for radical prostatectomy due to prostate cancer or men post radical prostatectomy with suspicion of recurrence.
• Patients who are able and willing to give consent and able to have an MRI examination.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Contraindications to MRI including: claustrophobia, weight over 120 kg, implanted ferromagnetic materials or foreign objects, and known intolerance to the MRI contrast agent (e.g. Gadolinium or Dotarem)
• Individuals who are not able or willing to tolerate the required prolonged stationary supine position during imaging (approximately 1 hr.)
• Any rectal pathology preventing probe insertion, (as active proctitis, active ulcerative colitis, fissure ani)
• Any spinal pathology that prohibits maintaining supine position for an hour
• Patients with documented myocardial infarction within one month of protocol entry, and patients with cardiac pacemakers
• Severe cerebrovascular disease (multiple CVA or CVA within 6 months)