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Table 2 Studies characteristics. All studies used as a reference standard histopathological assessment of biopsied tissue obtained by TRUS

From: A systematic review on multiparametric MR imaging in prostate cancer detection

Authors

Modality

N. Patients

ERC versus PAC

MR Scanner TESLA Intensity

Amsellem-Ouazana et al. 2005

T2, MRSI, T2 or MRSI

42

ERC

1.5T

Babaian et al. 2000

T2

38

PAC

1.5T

Beyersdorff et al. 2002

T2

38

ERC

1.5T

Bhatia et al. 2007

MRSI, T2 and MRSI

21

ERC

1.5T

Bloch et al. 2007

T2, DCE, T2 and DCE

32

ERC

1.5T

Bloch et al. 2012

T2 and DCE

108

ERC

3T

Cheikh et al. 2009

T2, DCE, T2 or DCE

93

PAC

1.5T

Cirillo et al. 2008

T2, MRSI, T2 or MRSI

54

ERC

1.5T

Destefanis et al. 2009

T2 or MRSI

26

ERC

1.5T

Franiel et al 2011

T2, T2 or MRSI, T2 or DCE

54

ERC

1.5T

Haider 2007

T2, T2 and DCE

392

ERC

1.5T

Iwazawa et al. 2011

T2 or DWI or DCE

1424

PAC

1.5T

Kim et al. 2005

T2, DCE

954

PAC

1.5T

Kitajima et al. 2010

T2 or DWI or DCE

424

PAC

3T

Lattouf et al. 2007

T2, DCE, T2 or DCE

26

ERC

1.5/3T

Panebianco et al. 2010

DCE, MRSI, MRSI and DCE

150

ERC

1.5T

Perrotti et al. 2002

T2

74

ERC

1.5/3T

Prando et al. 2005

T2, MRSI, T2 and MRSI

42

ERC

1.5T

Sciarra et al. 2010

DCE, MRSI, MRSI and DCE

90

ERC

1.5T

Tamada et al. 2011

T2, DCE, T2 or DWI or DCE

50

PAC

1.5T

Tanimoto et al. 2007

T2 or DWI or DCE

83

PAC

1.5T

Testa et al. 2010

T2, MRSI, T2 and MRSI, T2 or MRSI

54

ERC

1.5T

Vilanova et al. 2011

T2 or DWI or DCE

140

ERC

1.5T

Wetter et al. 2005

T2, MRSI, T2 and MRSI, T2 or MRSI

6

ERC

1.5T

Yao et al. 2009

T2

41

ERC

3T

Younes et al. 2001

T2

27

ERC

1.5T

Yuen et al. 2004

T2, MRSI, T2 and MRSI, T2 or MRSI

24

ERC

1.5T

Petrillo et al. 2014

T2, MRSI, T2 and MRSI

136

ERC

1.5T

Petrillo et al. 2013

MRSI and DCE

106

ERC

1.5T

Heijmink et al. 2010

T2

46

PAC

3T

Sciarra et al. 2007

T2, DCE, MRSI and DCE

50

ERC

1.5T

  1. ERC endorectal coil, PAC phase array coil