Comparison of biparametric versus multiparametric prostate MRI for the detection of extracapsular extension and seminal vesicle invasion in biopsy naïve patients

• Published in: European journal of radiology 2021-08, Vol.141, p.109804-109804, Article 109804
• Main Authors: Caglic, Iztok, Sushentsev, Nikita, Shah, Nimish, Warren, Anne Y., Lamb, Benjamin W., Barrett, Tristan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Diffusion weighted imaging; Dynamic contrast enhancement; Magnetic resonance imaging; Prostate cancer; Tumour staging
• ISSN: 0720-048X; 1872-7727
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2021.109804

•BpMRI and mpMRI had comparable diagnostic performance for ECE detection.•MpMRI had superior diagnostic performance for the detection of SVI.•MpMRI may help increase reader confidence and improve inter-reader agreement. To compare biparametric MRI (bpMRI) with multiparametric MRI (mpMRI) staging accuracy in assessing extracapsular extension (ECE) and seminal vesicle invasion (SVI). Biopsy-naïve patients undergoing 3 T-MRI before radical prostatectomy for clinically significant prostate cancer were included in this single-centre retrospective study. Two uroradiologists separately evaluated bpMRI and mpMRI for presence of ECE and SVI using a 5-point Likert scale (1: ECE/SVI highly unlikely, 5: ECE/SVI highly likely). 110 men of median age 63 years and PSA 8.5 ng/mL were included. ECE and SVI was confirmed histologically in 71/110 (64.5 %) and 18/110 (16.4 %) patients, respectively. Sensitivity and specificity of bpMRI versus mpMRI for predicting ECE was 59.1 % and 87.2 % versus 66.2 % and 84.6 %, respectively. For SVI detection, the sensitivity and specificity for bpMRI versus mpMRI was 66.7 % and 92.4 % versus 83.3 % and 97.8 %, respectively. At an optimal cut-off Likert score ≥3 for ECE prediction, mpMRI area under the receiver operating curve (AUC) was 0.80 (95 % confidence interval (CI) 0.72–0.87) versus 0.78 (95 % CI 0.69–0.86) for bpMRI (p = 0.52) and for SVI, mpMRI AUC was 0.91 (95 % CI 0.84–0.96) versus 0.86 (95 % CI 0.78–0.92) for bpMRI (p = 0.02), respectively. Inter-reader agreement for both ECE and SVI prediction was substantial, with a marginally higher k-value for mpMRI (k range, 0.67–0.75) than bpMRI (k range, 0.65–0.69). Diagnostic performance of bpMRI and mpMRI was comparable for detection of ECE, however, mpMRI with contrast was superior for SVI detection and improved the inter-reader agreement.