Is there a comparable Mp-MRI for incidental prostate uptake on 18F-FDG PET/CT?

Abstract Purpose: Although 18F-FDG-PET/CT is helpful in defining many types of cancer, localized prostate cancer should not be treated with this technique. In this study, accidental 18F-FDG uptake in the prostate is described using multi-parametric MRI (mpMRI). Methods and Materials: While 18F-FDG-PET/CT is useful for characterizing a variety of cancers, it is not advised for prostate cancer that is localized. This work investigates the use of mpMRI to describe incidental 18F-FDG uptake in the prostate.mpMRI included T2-weighted (T2W), dynamic contrast enhancement (DCE), and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) sequences. Patients were classified according to PI-RADS (Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System) version 2.1 by an experienced uroradiologist, and 18F-FDG-PET was evaluated to determine whether the area of involvement on CT had a counterpart in mpMRI. A biopsy was performed on 30 of the 92 patients.These patients' maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) 6 < and ≥ 6, PS(PSA) density 0.15< and ≥ 0.15, PSA level, uptake pattern (focal involvement/diffuse involvement), and PI-RADS scores were compared. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: In the study, 92 patients with incidental 18F-FDG-PET/CT prostate uptake were examined. Median age was 66, PSA median was 3.6 ng/ml (range: 0-3198 ng/ml). Notably, in 70.6% of cases, PET/CT uptake didn't correlate with mp-MRI findings. Among PI-RADS 3-4-5 patients (29.3%), there was a correlation. Biopsies in 30 patients revealed 43.3% benign, 56.7% malignant. Significant differences between benign and malignant cases were observed in PSA density, PI-RADS scores, and PSA levels (p < 0.05), while SUVmax and uptake pattern were not significant. Conclusions: Our study showed that incidental 18F-FDG-PET/CT prostate uptake was detected and that high PSA density values, PI-RADS scores, and PSA values, such as in routine patients, and not PET-CT findings such as SUVmax and uptake pattern, were more predictive of malignancy.