[Nuclear magnetic resonance tomography in the diagnosis of prostatic cancer].

Prostatic cancer rates second among cancers occurring in males over fifty and occupies the third place among malignancies causing death. Early detection of this disease remains problematic. The authors analyze diagnostic value of NMR tomography in prostatic tumors. On NMR-tomograms prostatic cancer appears as a hypointensive focus in the peripheral prostatic zone characterized by defective intensity of the signals > 10 mm located in the craniodorsal part of the prostate. Other image characteristics are also described. NMR tomography is able of detecting metastatic involvement in the regional lymph collectors, bone destruction in the lumbosacral spine, pelvic bones. Differential diagnosis with other prostatic conditions is detailed. The results are confirmed morphologically and at target biopsies. The authors recommend to use NMR tomography in clinical manifestations of the tumor and negative histological findings.