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Abstract <p>Prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become a crucial tool in diagnosing and managing prostate cancer, mainly by helping to avoid unnecessary biopsies and enhancing the detection of clinically significant disease. However, its clinical usefulness is often limited by wide variation in how images are acquired, interpreted, and reported worldwide. This inconsistency affects diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes. In response, the Quality Improvement Subgroup of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) Prostate MRI Working Group has created a practical, three-step quality-improvement framework aimed at standardising and improving prostate MRI practices. This framework consists of: Step 1: ‘Build it right’, establishing a foundation of technical excellence through adherence to the Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) technical standards, objective quality assessment using the Prostate Imaging Quality (PI-QUAL) score, and systematic artefact reduction. Step 2: ‘See it right’, emphasising interpretive excellence via structured training, institutional quality assurance metrics, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Step 3: ‘Improve and innovate’, promoting continual refinement through emerging technologies such as AI-driven assessment, deep learning reconstruction, and remote supervision. By incorporating this structured approach into daily practice, this framework aims to ensure that prostate MRI consistently fulfils its promise of accurate, reproducible, and patient-centred care. A coordinated effort towards international implementation, benchmarking, and outcome-based validation represents the next critical step to maximise global impact.</p> Key Points <p><Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">Question</Emphasis> <i>Wide variation in prostate MRI acquisition, image quality, and reporting undermines diagnostic accuracy. A structured roadmap is needed to ensure consistent quality and reproducible practice.</i></p> <p><Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">Findings</Emphasis> <i>The ESUR Prostate MRI Working Group outlines a three-step framework&#xa0;—&#xa0;‘Build it right’, ‘See it right’, ‘Improve and innovate’&#xa0;—&#xa0;to standardise acquisition, interpretation, and quality assurance.</i></p> <p><Emphasis Type="BoldItalic">Clinical relevance</Emphasis> <i>Applying this roadmap in clinical practice aims to enhance diagnostic confidence and promote consistent, high-quality prostate cancer care across diverse healthcare settings.</i></p>

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Prostate MRI quality improvement: a Roadmap from the ESUR Prostate MRI Working Group

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    2026年3月13日

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  • Adriano B. Dias,
  • Jelle Barentsz,
  • Clare Allen,
  • Ronaldo Hueb Baroni,
  • Hanna Falińska,
  • Caterina Gaudiano,
  • Rossano Girometti,
  • Rajan T. Gupta,
  • Fredrik Jäderling,
  • Daniel Junker,
  • Guido Matthias Kukuk,
  • Ana Sofia L. Moreira,
  • Vibeke Løgager,
  • Philippe Puech,
  • Andrei S. Purysko,
  • Johannes Uhlig,
  • Stephan Ursprung,
  • Geert Villeirs,
  • Jonathan Richenberg,
  • Francesco Giganti

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Abstract

Prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become a crucial tool in diagnosing and managing prostate cancer, mainly by helping to avoid unnecessary biopsies and enhancing the detection of clinically significant disease. However, its clinical usefulness is often limited by wide variation in how images are acquired, interpreted, and reported worldwide. This inconsistency affects diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes. In response, the Quality Improvement Subgroup of the European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) Prostate MRI Working Group has created a practical, three-step quality-improvement framework aimed at standardising and improving prostate MRI practices. This framework consists of: Step 1: ‘Build it right’, establishing a foundation of technical excellence through adherence to the Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS) technical standards, objective quality assessment using the Prostate Imaging Quality (PI-QUAL) score, and systematic artefact reduction. Step 2: ‘See it right’, emphasising interpretive excellence via structured training, institutional quality assurance metrics, and multidisciplinary collaboration. Step 3: ‘Improve and innovate’, promoting continual refinement through emerging technologies such as AI-driven assessment, deep learning reconstruction, and remote supervision. By incorporating this structured approach into daily practice, this framework aims to ensure that prostate MRI consistently fulfils its promise of accurate, reproducible, and patient-centred care. A coordinated effort towards international implementation, benchmarking, and outcome-based validation represents the next critical step to maximise global impact.

Key Points

Question Wide variation in prostate MRI acquisition, image quality, and reporting undermines diagnostic accuracy. A structured roadmap is needed to ensure consistent quality and reproducible practice.

Findings The ESUR Prostate MRI Working Group outlines a three-step framework — ‘Build it right’, ‘See it right’, ‘Improve and innovate’ — to standardise acquisition, interpretation, and quality assurance.

Clinical relevance Applying this roadmap in clinical practice aims to enhance diagnostic confidence and promote consistent, high-quality prostate cancer care across diverse healthcare settings.