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. 2025 May 26;15(11):1342. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics15111342
ADC Apparent diffusion coefficient
AI Artificial intelligence
AUA The American Urological Association
AUC Area under the curve
AUROC Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve
bpMRI Bi-parametric MRI
CAD Computer aided diagnosis
CLAIM Checklist for artificial intelligence in medical imaging
CNN Convolutional neural network
csPCa Clinically significant prostate cancer
DCE Dynamic contrast-enhanced
DL Deep learning
DWI Diffusion-weighted imaging
EAU European Association of Urology
EPE Extraprostatic extension
ESUR The European Society of Urogenital Radiology
FROC Free-response receiver operating characteristic
GAN Generative adversarial network
IV Intravenous
ISUP International Society of Urological Pathology
ML Machine learning
mpMRI Multi-parametric MRI
MRI Magnetic resonance imaging
NICE The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
NPV Negative predictive value
PACS Picture archiving and communication system
PCa Prostate cancer
PI-CAI Prostate imaging: cancer AI
PI-QUAL Prostate imaging quality
PI-RADS Prostate imaging reporting and data system
PPV Positive predictive value
PRECISION Prostate evaluation for clinically important disease: sampling using image guidance or not?
PSA Prostate-specific antigen
PZ Peripheral zone
RNN Recurrent neural network
ROC Receiver operating characteristic
SNR Signal-to-noise ratio
STARD Standards for reporting of diagnostic accuracy studies
SVM Support vector machine
T1WI T1-weighted imaging
T2WI T2-weighted imaging
TRUS Traditional transrectal ultrasound
TSE Turbo spin echo