Genitourinary Radiology

Image-guided focal laser ablation effective for prostate cancer
By Amerigo Allegretto
MRI-directed, ultrasound-guided TPLA may be a promising technique to treat prostate cancer while avoiding radical therapies.
June 3, 2026
Preablation, postablation, and recurrence multiparametric MRI scans depict a 63-year-old man treated with transperineal focal laser ablation (TPLA) for localized prostate cancer. Clinical parameters included an initial prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level of 7.2 ng/mL, a Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) grade 4 lesion (red circles) in the right apical peripheral zone, and a maximum tumor length of 5 mm. MRI-guided targeted biopsy confirmed a Gleason score 3+4 prostate cancer tumor. (A) Pre-ablation axial T2-weighted MRI scan and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) image shows the apical PI-RADS 4 lesion (circles). (B) Six-month post-ablation axial T2-weighted MRI scan and ADC image show cystic necrosis (arrows). There was no evidence of recurrence; the PSA level was 1.5 ng/mL. (C) One-year after ablation, the patient’s PSA level had increased to 4.3 ng/mL. Axial T2-weighted MRI scan and the ADC image shows a recurrent lesion (blue circles) in the right apical peripheral zone adjacent to the ablation scar. Targeted biopsy confirmed Gleason score 3+4 prostate cancer, which was classified as in-field recurrence of clinically significant prostate cancer and subsequently re-treated with TPLA. In summary, serial multiplanar MRI demonstrates treatment response after TPLA with post-ablation necrosis, followed by MRI-detected IFR confirmed with biopsy at 12-month follow-up. Multiparametric MRI was performed with a 3.0-T MRI scanner (Skyra; Siemens Healthineers) using T2-weighted, diffusion-weighted, and ADC sequences, with gadobenate dimeglumine contrast material administration (Bracco Diagnostics).
Nucs AI and AstraZeneca pursue new response-prediction models
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Collaboration focuses on metastatic prostate cancer.
May 29, 2026
Prostate Cancer
DeepHealth secures FDA clearance, CE marking for neuro, prostate AI
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The company has won multiple regulatory clearances for neuro, prostate, and lumbar MRI AI.
May 20, 2026
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Cochrane updates 2013 prostate cancer screening review
By Kate Madden Yee
Standard PSA screening has a well-known weakness: it catches many slow-growing cancers that would never have caused harm, Cochrane said.
May 18, 2026
Prostate
VR glasses soothe patients undergoing TRUS-guided prostate biopsy
By Amerigo Allegretto
Prostate biopsy patients who view nature-based video content via VR glasses reported having less anxiety and more comfort.
April 8, 2026
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MRI 'fingerprinting' technique characterizes prostate lesions
By Amerigo Allegretto
The technique can differentiate suspicious prostate lesions from clinically insignificant lesions.
April 7, 2026
Representative T2-weighted (T2w) images, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) maps, and MR fingerprinting (MRF)-derived T1 and T2 maps obtained from three participants with different histologic types of prostatic lesions. Lesions are circled with dashed lines. Mean values with standard deviations for ADC, T1, and T2 are shown at the bottom of the images. PCa = prostate cancer.
Sclerotherapy spares ovarian reserve without loss of therapeutic efficacy
By Kate Madden Yee
The results offer evidence that supports sclerotherapy as an ovary-sparing alternative to surgery for selected patients.
March 25, 2026
Ovary
EAU: Experts highlight imaging advances in prostate cancer screening
By Kate Madden Yee
The European Association of Urology (EAU) is touting four studies that demonstrate the advancement of prostate cancer screening.
March 16, 2026
Prostate
Esaote showcases prostate imaging technology at EAU 2026
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The technology provides automatic analysis of prostate multiparametric MRI volumes and identifies suspicious regions of interest.
March 13, 2026
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New MRI scoring system predicts early liver cancer recurrence
By Kate Madden Yee
The system performed better for this indication than pathologic analysis-based prognostic models.
March 10, 2026
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Lantheus wins U.S. FDA approval for Pylarify TruVu PSMA-PET imaging agent
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The new formulation shares the same diagnostic properties as the original Pylarify but supports higher radioactive concentrations.
March 9, 2026
Prostate
SIR updates practice guidelines for chronic pelvic pain in women
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Up to one-third of women with chronic pelvic pain may have a venous etiology.
March 6, 2026
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