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. 2016 Sep 16;35(5):695–701. doi: 10.1007/s00345-016-1932-1

Table 1.

Overview of consensus recommendations

Recommendation Online or panel agreement
mpMRI should be performed in patients with prior negative biopsies if clinical suspicion remains Online
mpMRI should not be performed as stand-alone diagnostic tool or with mpMRI-targeted biopsies only Online
mpMRI should be performed following standard biopsy-based PCa diagnosis in both the planning and follow-up of FT Online
MRI-TRUS fusion is the recommended technique to perform biopsies following mpMRI Online
Systematic biopsies are still required for FT planning in biopsy-naïve patients and patients with residual PCa after FT Online
Repeat biopsies should be taken during the follow-up of FT Online
The final decision to perform FT should be based on histopathology and not be based on mpMRI results alone Online
Only in expert centers, where the quality is assured and own results are monitored, mpMRI may be performed in all patients suspected of PCa Panel
Only in expert centers, deferral of repeat biopsy may be considered in case of a negative mpMRI Panel
It should be our goal to guarantee high-quality mpMRI throughout the urological community before implementing it as standard of care Panel