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Abstract #2964

Multiparametric 3-Tesla Endorectal MR Imaging After External Beam Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer.

Antonio C. Westphalen1, Galen D. Reed1, Phillip P. Vinh1, Christopher K. Sotto1, Daniel B. Vigneron1, John Kurhanewicz1

1Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States

The results of this study suggest that MR imaging techniques (T2-weighted MR imaging, MR spectroscopic imaging, and diffusion-weighted MR imaging) should likely be combined for the assessment of patients with suspected locally recurrent prostate cancer following radiation therapy.

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