Pretreatment MRI as a Prognostic Factor After Radical Prostatectomy

Key Points

• To assess the prognostic value of pretreatment MRI in predicting outcomes after radical prostatectomy.
• Conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing studies
• Included data on biochemical recurrence, metastatic failure, and prostate cancer-specific mortality
• Adjusted for established clinicopathologic factors.
• Pretreatment MRI independently predicts biochemical recurrence
• MRI is linked to metastatic failure rates
• MRI correlates with prostate cancer-specific mortality.