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. 2022 Dec 15;47:94–101. doi: 10.1016/j.euros.2022.11.013

Table 2.

mpMRI findings in relation to PI-QUAL score

PI-QUAL 1–2
(n = 40)
PI-QUAL 3
(n = 57)
PI-QUAL 4–5
(n = 254)
p value
PIRADS v2.1 score, n (%) 0.011
 PI-RADS <3 2 (5) 0 1 (0.4)
 PI-RADS 3 5 (12.5) 3 (5.3) 13 (5.1)
 PI-RADS 4 22 (55) 30 (52.6) 118 (46.5)
 PI-RADS 5 11 (27.5) 24 (42.1) 122 (48.0)
mpMRI staging 0.015
T stage, n (%)
 mrT2 39 (97.5) 47 (82.5) 187 (73.6)
 mrT3a 1 (2.5) 8 (14.0) 55 (21.7)
 mrT3b 0 (0) 2 (3.5) 12 (4.7)
N stage, n (%) 0.881
 N0 38 (95.0) 55 (96.5) 243 (95.7)
 N1 2 (5.0) 2 (3.5) 11 (4.3)
EPE, n (%)
 No EPE 31 (77.5) 34 (59.6) 118 (46.5) 0.001
 Early EPE 9 (22.5) 14 (24.6) 75 (29.5) 0.54
 Late EPE 0 9 (15.8) 61 (24.0) 0.001
Median ROI size, mm (IQR) 12.5 (10.5–17.5) 13.0 (10–16) 13 (10–17) 0.827
Targets, n (%) 0.04
 Unique 34 (85) 38 (66.7) 165 (65.0)
 Multiple 6 (15) 19 (33.3) 89 (35.0)

EPE = extraprostatic extension; IQR = interquartile range; mpMRI = multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging; PI-QUAL = Prostate Imaging Quality score (nondiagnostic, PI-QUAL 1–2; sufficient, PI-QUAL 3; optimal, PI-QUAL 4–5); PI-RADS = Prostate Imaging-Reporting and Data System; ROI = region of interest.