Jelle Barentsz, MD, PhD, presented “Multiparametric MRI for the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer” during the 30th Annual International Prostate Cancer Update on January 23rd, 2020 in Beaver Creek, Colorado.
How to cite: Barentsz, Jelle. “Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer: What Urologists Need to Know” January 23rd, 2020. Accessed Jul 2024. https://grandroundsinurology.com/multiparametric-mri-for-the-detection-of-clinically-significant-prostate-cancer/
Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer: What Urologists Need to Know – Summary:
Jelle Barentsz, MD, PhD, Professor of Radiology at the Nijmegen Medical Center of Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands, discusses the ins and outs of diagnosing clinically significant prostate cancer (csPC) using mpMRI. He goes on to discuss how to improve the diagnostic accuracy of mpMRI, including optimizing image acquisition, use of training sessions to refine the radiologist’s expertise and interpretation of results, as well as how to reduce systematic and random error associated with MRI-directed biopsy.
About The 30th Annual International Prostate Cancer Update:
The International Prostate Cancer Update (IPCU), founded in 1990, is a multi-day CME conference focused on prostate cancer treatment updates with expert, international faculty. It is led by expert physicians and is designed for urologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, and other healthcare professionals involved in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer. Dr. Barentsz delivered this educational activity during the 30th iteration of the meeting in January 2020.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jelle Barentsz, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Radiology at the Nijmegen Medical Center of Radboud University in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. He is an internationally recognized researcher known for developing, validating, and implementing new MRI techniques in oncology. He is also the Chair of the Prostate MR-Reference Center, Founding Member and Past-President of the International Cancer Imaging Society, and Past-President of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR). In 1980, he earned his MD from Utrecht University. In 1990, he earned his PhD in medical research on MRI of the urinary bladder from Radboud University Nijmegen. Since then, he has contributed to almost 300 peer-reviewed publications. One of his notable contributions involves initiating PI-RADS and, along with ESUR and the American College of Radiology, making the system a world standard, thereby enabling early selective detection of aggressive prostate cancer. Also, he helped revive Combidex-MRI, which can detect 1.5 mm lymph node metastases of any cancer.
He has been decorated as a “Knight in the Order of the Dutch Lion.” In addition, he has been awarded the Wertheim Salomonson Medal, the SAR Lifetime Achievement Award, the Dutch Cancer Society’s Queen Wilhelmina Research Award, and the SCBTMR Lauterbur Award.
