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Diagnostic accuracy of a ‘stage-gated’ approach for reporting prostate screening MRI: “Is less more?”

  • By

  • Natasha Thorley

  • Tom Parry

  • Giorgio Brembilla

  • Francesco Giganti

  • Tristan Barrett

  • David Eldred-Evans

  • Nikhil Mayor

  • Alistair Lamb

  • Penny L. Hubbard Cristinacce

  • Fiona Gong

  • Henry H. Tam

  • Heminder K. Sokhi

  • Anwar R. Padhani

  • Caroline M. Moore

  • David Atkinson

  • Hashim U. Ahmed

  • Shonit Punwani

  • February 19, 2026

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    Prostate cancer screening faces challenges in balancing benefits and harms, particularly with PSA testing leading to overdiagnosis and unnecessary biopsies.

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    Incorporating MRI into screening may reduce unnecessary biopsies and improve detection of clinically significant prostate cancer compared to traditional methods.

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    The 'stage-gated' reporting method aims to enhance the positive predictive value of biparametric MRI by limiting initial sequence reviews to key images.

  • 4

    The ReIMAGINE Screening Study demonstrated that abbreviated bpMRI can achieve a high positive predictive value when followed by multiparametric MRI.

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    This study evaluates the effectiveness of a two-step reporting approach using limited MRI sequences to improve prostate cancer screening outcomes.

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Diagnostic accuracy of a ‘stage-gated’ approach for reporting prostate screening MRI: “Is less more?”

  • by Natasha Thorley, Tom Parry, Giorgio Brembilla, Francesco Giganti, Tristan Barrett, David Eldred-Evans, Nikhil Mayor, Alistair Lamb, Penny L. Hubbard Cristinacce, Fiona Gong, Henry H. Tam, Heminder K. Sokhi, Anwar R. Padhani, Caroline M. Moore, David Atkinson, Hashim U. Ahmed, Shonit Punwani

  • February 19, 2026

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