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This is the case of a 63-year-old with a
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rising PSA to 5 and no urinary symptoms.
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So again, it's not the most beautiful
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diffusion images and high B-value images.
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We have axial T2.
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ADC map, high B-value, and an early post-contrast image.
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And the peripheral zone is pretty heterogeneous.
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And on the right side, there's sort of a
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geographic but vaguely defined area of decreased
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T2 signal, mild diffusion restriction, uh, and
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increased signal on the high B-value images.
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And the ADC map was, had a value of above
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1,000, which is above my normal threshold.
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And when we read this, we kind of said,
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well, it's focal, it's, it's asymmetric.
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It shows up on both the ADC and the
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high B-value, but not really restricted.
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So we'll call it a PI-RADS 3.
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20 00:00:57,990 --> 00:01:01,089 And then since it was enhancing, call it a PI-RADS 4.
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But if you actually look at it, this is not a focal lesion.
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This is a diffuse abnormality throughout the
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entire lateral aspect of the right peripheral zone.
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And that doesn't qualify to be a
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specific, to be a focal PI-RADS lesion.
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So if I were reading this today, I would say there is
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some diffuse signal abnormality along the right lateral
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aspect of the peripheral zone involving decreased T2
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signal, mildly restricted diffusion as evident on the ADC.
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I'm going to be doing a follow-up on the elevated PSA and
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for the kind of indeterminate finding on the MR, but I don't
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think that this warrants a biopsy knowing what I know today.
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